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Ryan Giggs is poised to accept Louis van Gaal’s offer to be his No.2 at Manchester United.

Giggs met Van Gaal at the Holland manager’s house in the Dutch seaside town of Noordwijk on Wednesday, and was later spotted leaving the nearby Hotel van Oranje on his return to Manchester by private jet.

United legend Giggs, 40, spoke with Van Gaal by phone last week and agreed the face-to-face meeting - which lasted several hours - on a rest day from Holland’s pre-World Cup training camp.

Also in attendance at Van Gaal’s exclusive penthouse on Queen Astrid Boulevard, just 500 yards from their hotel, was the Reds' executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward - who made the first approach to Van Gaal, as exclusively revealed by Mirror Sport on April 11.

(Image: Algemeen Dagblad / Marco Okhuizen)

Van Gaal, who is set to be confirmed as United boss over the coming days, is understood to have offered Giggs a key role alongside him as part of his coaching staff.

Although Van Gaal will also bring with him other coaches when he takes over after this summer's World Cup, Giggs has been assured he will retain a prominent role with considerable input into the team.

Giggs wants to stay at United, and the club’s most decorated player is seen by the Old Trafford board as the ideal choice to take on the manager’s role after Van Gaal.

Working alongside Van Gaal is seen as the perfect preparation for Giggs to take on the United job himself when the 62-year-old former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach decides to move on.

It is understood Van Gaal has signed a two-year deal - with an option for a third - on a salary of £7million a season to succeed the sacked David Moyes.

He had planned to bring Patrick Kluivert, one of his assistants in the Holland set-up, with him to be part of his coaching set-up. But it is understood Kluivert expressed doubts over the move and Van Gaal has decided to put his faith in Giggs as his right-hand man.

Giggs, who has played a record 963 times for United, is keen to prolong his playing career, but it is understood Van Gaal wants him to focus exclusively on coaching now.