Just in: Christopher Vivell using Red Bull ties to personally spearhead United’s pursuit of Bundesliga winner

Just in: Christopher Vivell using Red Bull ties to personally spearhead United’s pursuit of Bundesliga winner

Christopher Vivell is said to be spearheading a pursuit of Julian Nagelsmann in hopes of convincing the coach to join Manchester United.

According to a fresh update from UtdDistrict this morning, the Recruitment Director is ‘pushing hard’ for Nagelsmann to become Ruben Amorim’s permanent successor at Old Trafford.

Why Vivell is so keen on Nagelsmann over other options

Vivell maintains a close relationship with the 38-year-old due to their Red Bull ties; he spent five years with Salzburg as Head of Scouting and Recruitment before joining Leipzig as Technical Director in 2020, whereas Nagelsmann managed Leipzig from 2019 to 2021.

Having seen first-hand just how much Nagelsmann impressed with Die Roten Bullen, Vivell is now seemingly convinced that he’s the man to take the reins in M16 from the start of next season.

Nagelsmann’s club record, courtesy of Sofascore

However, what will undeniably make talks more difficult is that the Bavarian native’s sole focus from now until the end of the summer is the World Cup with Germany.

They kick off their campaign on June 14 in Houston, and are in Group E along with , and – so are, on paper, one of the major favourites to advance to the knockouts.