Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, clarified the reason behind the club’s decision to acquire former Ajax players. He stated that he did not specifically ask for players he had previously coached.
The latest additions to the team, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui, are both former players of Ten Hag from Ajax and have recently joined from Bayern Munich.
Since Ten Hag joined Manchester United, the club has also signed Lisandro Martínez, Antony, and André Onana, all of whom have previously played under his management at Ajax.
“First of all it is club decisions, none of them is only my decision,” he said on Thursday.
“It is always backed or even brought up through the scouting, recruitment, technical director, sporting director.
“It is a decision made by more than just one. But, some, you know also players and personalities and it has to fit also in the finance.”
