Regarded by many as the best central defender in the world, the Dutchman Virgil van Dijk (31 years old) did not hesitate to point out his successor: the very young Jurrien Timber (21), where the defender of Liverpool has been praised since the concentration of selection of Netherlands.
“His potential is very high”
“At his age, I’m not that good. He’s only 21 years old… I can only praise him. He has very high potential, I’m sure of that,” he said. Van Dijkwhich on Thursday was formed in the axis of defense ‘oranje’ with the Timber and to the ‘citizen’ Nathan Ake in the victory (2-0) of the louis van gaal in Polandin a match that coincides with the fifth day of the Nations League group stage.
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Despite his young age, Timber has accumulated 84 official matches in the first team of Ajax Amsterdamwhere he debuted on May 7, 2020 by the hand of Erik ten Haag. Since then, the footballer born in Utrecht has been unquestionable for the current coach of Man Utdreaching full internationalization just one year later.
Ajax’s next big sale?
In a contract with Ajax until June 30, 2025, Timber was already in a relationship last summer with Man Utdwhere he will meet Have a Hagand it aims to be the next big sale for the ‘ajacied’ team, who last summer transfer window pocketed more than 200 million euros in transfers.
Source: La Verdad
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