Signs are mounting that former national team coach Julian Nagelsmann could join the perpetually troubled Premier League giant Manchester United. Just a few months after stepping down as head coach of the German national football team, the ex-Bayern Munich manager faces a return to the sideline. Stefan Effenberg has offered some "urgent" advice to the 39-year-old.

According to Sky, citing its own information, Julian Nagelsmann remains on the list of potential successors to struggling manager Michael Carrick. However, no decision has been made yet. Manchester United is also monitoring other candidates. A continued role for Carrick is also said to remain possible.

Stefan Effenberg has a clear opinion on the matter. The former international player wrote in his column for t-online that the 39-year-old has been without a new job since his departure from the German Football Association following the failed World Cup in summer, but has already been in talks with several clubs, including in Germany. Regardless of whether Nagelsmann decides for United or not, Effenberg stated he would urgently advise him to go abroad for his next position.

Nagelsmann return "not sensible"

Effenberg continued that it would "not be sensible" for the former national team coach, who was recently also linked with RB Leipzig, to take on another coaching job in Germany. The TV expert emphasized that Nagelsmann should follow the path previously taken by coaches such as Jürgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel, Hansi Flick, and Fabian Hürzeler, and distance himself from the German public for a while.

This advice would align well with an engagement at Old Trafford. Should Carrick have to step down at Manchester United, Nagelsmann and Newcastle United's former manager Eddie Howe are said to be particularly high on the list of options. The former national team coach is said to have a powerful advocate in United's leadership in scouting chief Christopher Vivell. Both know each other from their time together at RB Leipzig.

According to Sky, a move to Juventus Turin or Fenerbahce, which have also recently been mentioned in connection with the 39-year-old, is not an option for Nagelsmann. There is said to be no concrete dialogue between Nagelsmann's camp and both clubs. The former Bayern Munich head coach is waiting for a position that matches his sporting and structural ideas. Manchester United is one option.