Manchester United ‘are in talks with Ajax over £35m deal for Jurrien Timber

Manchester United are stated to be plotting a transfer for Ajax’s £35million-rated defender Jurrien Timber throughout the summer time switch window. 

Timber rose to stardom beneath Erik ten Hag in Amsterdam and helped the 52-year-old supervisor safe his third Dutch title with Ajax. 

Due to this fact, Ten Hag is claimed to be wanting to proceed working with Timber when he takes over the reins at Manchester United. 

Manchester United are concerned with signing Ajax’s £35million-rated defender Jurrien Timber

Ten Hag is trying to rebuild the Manchester United squad throughout the summer time switch window and has prioritised a striker, a artistic and holding midfielder and a central defender. 

In accordance with The Mirror, Timber might be the Dutch supervisor’s first signing in the summertime because the 20-year-old turned considered one of Ten Hag’s most trusted gamers at Ajax.

Timber – who made 43 appearances in Ajax’s title-winning marketing campaign – is a flexible participant that may carry out effectively at centre-back and in addition at right-back. 

Timber helped Ten Hag safe his third Dutch title with Ajax earlier than leaving for Man United 

Timber is a versatile younger participant that may excel at centre-back and in addition at right-back

Moreover, he’s a younger participant with loads of potential. Due to this fact, he might develop right into a family title beneath Ten Hag at Manchester United. 

Nonetheless, there will likely be important competitors for his signature this summer time. When requested beforehand about taking Timber with him to United, Ten Hag stated: ‘I believe all the highest golf equipment in Europe have Timber of their sights. However I believe that applies to loads of Ajax gamers in the mean time.’ 

Manchester United followers have given their seal of approval in terms of signing Timber this summer time. They took to social media to assist the choice. 

One Twitter person wrote: ‘All the time rated Jurrien Timber however rated him even greater after TheEuropeanLad stated he is “one of the best things that happened to Ajax” and most not too long ago referred to as on Louis van Gaal to drop de Ligt and pair him with van Dijk on the World Cup. Glad ten Hag needs him at Man Utd’. 

One other added: ‘If we get Timber, that’s an excellent step in the suitable path’. Whereas one wrote: ‘I am not that bothered about Antony, however Timber, man we acquired to do all the things we are able to to signal this man.’

Ten Hag has made it clear that he plans to make Rashford an integral a part of the group’s revival

The Dutch supervisor has additionally been instructed to focus on Hakim Ziyech – who labored with Ten Hag in Amsterdam earlier than his transfer to the Premier League

Moreover, Ten Hag could also be pressured to switch Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, Dean Henderson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Alex Telles, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford as they’ve all been linked with strikes away. 

Nonetheless, Ten Hag has made it clear that he plans to make Rashford an integral a part of the group’s revival – whatever the 24-year-old’s hyperlinks with various golf equipment.   

Ten Hag has additionally spoke extremely of Cristiano Ronaldo – having described the striker as a ‘big’ throughout what was primarily his Ajax ‘exit interview’ within the Dutch press. He added: ‘I wish to hold him at Manchester United, after all.’ 

In the meantime, the likes of Chelsea midfielder N’golo Kante has been mooted as a possible goal for United whereas Declan Rice, who is claimed to have turned down one other contract provide from West Ham, is on their checklist. 

The Dutch supervisor has additionally been instructed to focus on Hakim Ziyech – who labored with Ten Hag in Amsterdam earlier than his transfer to the Premier League – by Ajax legend Marco van Basten.