Louis van Gaal reportedly believes he is assured of his job as Manchester United manager next season even if his side do not finish the current campaign in the Premier League's top four.
According to David McDonnell in the Mirror, the Dutchman has kept his staff informed of his conversations about his future with the United hierarchy, "and the message from Van Gaal's camp is that the former Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Holland boss has been told he is staying—with plans already underway for summer transfers."
Because of United's poor form this season it had been widely rumoured that Van Gaal would not survive to see out his contract into 2017, with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reported to be succeeding him in the summer, per Samuel Luckhurst in the Manchester Evening News.