In his Kick Off Podcast podcast, Mike Verweij, a reporter for the Dutch newspaper Telegraph, said that if Ajax coach Tenhag joins the Reds this summer, he hopes to bring his two disciples to Old Trafford.
In addition to the Brazilian winger Antony Matheus mentioned earlier, the other is Dutch defender all-rounder Jurrien Timber.
Both players are young, Anthony was born on February 24, 2000, at the age of 22, and Julian Tim was born on June 17, 2001, under the age of 21. Both were selected for their respective national teams for their outstanding performances at the club.
Anthony, who plays as a right winger, has made 33 appearances for Ajax in all competitions this season, contributing 12 goals and 10 assists. Among them, the Dutch League scored 8 goals and 4 assists in 23 games, with a rating of 7.46 points, and the Champions League 7 games, 2 goals and 4 assists, with a rating of 7.59 points.
Anthony's current value at the German Transfer Market is 35 million euros, and he is tied for the first place with Gravinbeck in the Ajax team.
Julian, who plays as a centre-back and full-back, has made 37 appearances in all competitions this season, contributing 3 goals and 1 assist, with 20 clean sheets. Tim averaged 2.3 steals, 1.6 interceptions, 1.4 clearances and 77.8 passes per game, making him one of Ajax's key exit points.
Tim is currently worth €30 million, ranking 5th in the team.
Whether United appoint Tenhag or other coaches as managers this summer, the Red Devils will definitely need reinforcements on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. If Tenhag is in charge of Manchester United, he has a good reason to handpick two old departments to join, after all, it has been running in for a long time and he is more familiar with the tactical system.
But can United fully support the new manager, in addition to spending money on the transfer market, and really make up their minds to let the club's job be to build a team around the needs of coaches?
What Lonnick said yesterday was not an excuse or a complaint: "Manchester City and Liverpool have built and brought in players in the last 5-6 years, under the premise of what kind of football style the manager wants to play. I told the club executives that this is what United have to do. The future manager, whoever he is, has to follow the football he wants to play and then what kind of players are needed to execute. ”
"We need to make the right decisions, clear goals, what kind of players we want, what kind of managers we want. Putting in the effort at each transfer window may not take 3-4 years, and the face of the team in 2-3 transfer windows will change a lot. ”