Ajax defender Jurrien Timber has spoken about transfer rumours from previously in the summer season as he was linked with a transfer to Manchester United.
Timber had an outstanding season for Ajax in 2021-22 and was widely anticipated to reunite with Erik 10 Hag at Old Trafford when the coach moved to Manchester United.
There was reportedly a deal near early in the window, but Timber refused the move and selected to remain at Ajax, believing it ensured his World Cup odds.
Timber has been a Dutch international for a whilst and is on course to be one of the central defenders in the Netherlands countrywide group for the Planet Cup, alongside Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt.
Timber defends Van Gaal
The 21-calendar year-previous was just lately named Eredivisie Participant of the Season for past season and attracted fascination from top golf equipment across Europe over the previous few months.
Lots of considered it was Louis van Gaal – the head coach of the Dutch national group – that recommended Timber to continue to be at Ajax, but the participant has shot down all those rumours.
Talking to Algmeen Dagblad, Timber reported: “A whole lot of points that came out weren’t right… Like the reality that the national coach encouraged me not to go to United.
“During the previous intercontinental time period I spoke with Van Gaal. He just reported, and I really feel that myself, that if I make that selection, he realized that I was likely to make minutes there.
He also discussed the religion he and Van Gaal has in his skills: “You never ever know for guaranteed, but I also have that self esteem. The national coach expresses his self confidence in me.”
Congratulations to @JurrienTimber for profitable the Johan Cruyff Award for Dutch Expertise of the Year 2021/22! Gefeliciteerd! #CruyffLegacy pic.twitter.com/4DDi8LQBS4
— Johan Cruyff (@JohanCruyff) August 31, 2022
Now, a shift for Timber appears to be like unbelievably probable in the future transfer window, inspite of only just lately signing a agreement extension with Ajax.
Need to he preserve up his performances and consistency, Ajax will desire a massive rate, as they have carried out this earlier summertime when the sold the likes of Lisandro Martinez and Antony to Manchester United.
Timber stated: “Whether agreements have been designed to make a transfer next yr? That is the plan, so indeed. But you under no circumstances know how factors will transform out finally. But we have experienced fantastic talks about that with each other with Ajax.”
