Erik Ten Hag know very well Matthijs de Ligtbecause the two agree surprisingly Ajax of the 2028-19 season that eliminated Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League and Juventus in the quarterfinals. The young centre-back caught the attention of many big clubs and eventually signed for Juventus. However, three years later, in the summer of 2022, he ended up at Bayern Munich, where he apparently wanted to leave.
Manchester United, as soon as they became aware of the player’s situation, moved to try to convince him. In this sense, Ten Hag clarified that the club and not him advocated in this matter. “We still have to wait and see if De Ligt comes,” the coach tells ‘Algemeen Dadblad’. “The good thing is that during my vacation I was away from the process for three or four weeks. During that time it was actually the club, the newly created scouting and recruitment department, that brought these players,” he said, referring to the Zirkzee and Van Nistelrooy (second coach) are Dutch players.
“The fact that they are all Dutch is a coincidence. Most of them are players that have already been signed by the club, it has nothing to do with me being Dutch. But, of course, I support the signings, let’s be clear, and however, the final choice is made together.”
Source: La Verdad
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