Former Manchester United transfer target Jurrien Timber has opened the doors wide open less than a year after rejecting a move to join his former boss Erik Ten Hag at Old Trafford.
The 21-year-old Netherlands international was a regular starter for FC Ajax while Manchester United's manager was at the helm of affairs on the Eredivisie side. Jurrien Timber was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, but his two teammates, Lisandro Martinez and Antony Santos, joined the 20-time Premier League Champions.
Jurrien Timber played 30 games in the last season of Erik Ten Hag in charge at Ajax, winning the 2021–2022 Eredivisie title. He has been a major starter under Erik Ten Hag's replacement at Ajax, Schreuder, although now sacked and replaced with former Netherlands international John Heitinga, the full back is still a regular starter.
Ajax have been experiencing a run of poor form and also playing catch up in the Eredivisie title race. This has made Jurrien Timber rethink his future at the club, and his comments have brought him under heavy scrutiny.
“Transfer? "You never know what crosses your path," Timber said, per Ajax Life. "This summer I will look at my options and make a decision."
“I feel good at Ajax; that's important for now." "Last summer there was interest, but I chose to stay at Ajax.”
Reports during the last year's summer transfer window claimed that former Manchester United manager and current Netherlands national team coach Louis Van Gaal talked the 21-year-old out of signing for the Premier League giants. Jurrien Timber has dismissed such reports, claiming they are false.
"Many things that are written in the media are false," Timber told Dutch outlet AD. like when people say that it was Louis van Gaal who told me not to go to Manchester United. He actually said I would make minutes there.”
"I think a player of his quality can play in the Premier League." "That is not a problem," Van Gaal had earlier said. "If he has to make this big step now, that's the question." It is not so wise, I think, to move to the United States. "He has to play.”
Manchester United could still retain their defensive options next summer's transfer window after a disastrous display against Liverpool during the weekend. The Red Devils lost 7-0 at Anfield as their defensive weaknesses were exposed by Jurgen Klopp's side.
"We have made a lot of progress, but you see what happens when you don't keep standards," the 53-year-old Man United's manager told Sky Sports at fulltime.
"What I have said in the dressing room is that this is unacceptable." But it is also only one game. We will bounce back. This team is strong enough, and we will reset and bounce back."
Jurrien Timber plays as a traditional left back but can also feature at center back and central defensive midfield.
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