Edwin van der Sar, former Manchester United goalkeeper and now Ajax CEO. Has come out to taunt to Eric Ten Hag, the Red Devils manager in a way that does not help his old team at all.
Edwin van der Sar , CEO of Ajax He gave a lightly satirical interview to Erik ten Hag after the Manchester United bossstormed the old den twice to sign Lisandro Martinez and Anthony this summer. The Eredivisie champions had to endure seeing their team fall apart. In the latest transfer market, players such as Ryan Krafenberg, Sebastian Aller, Nicolas Tagliafico and Nusser Mazraou have all left. clubs as well as their managers.
Ten Hag is keen to reunite with many of his former players, having brought in Martinez and Anthony for a combined fee of around 135 million pounds, while he is still at the top of the list. Trying to sign Yerrian Timber as well, Ajax is reinvesting that money and starting the new season with five consecutive Eredivisie wins and a win over Rangers in the UEFA Champions League. League in the middle of the week
But van der Sar, who extended his contract with the club until 2025 yesterday (Friday September 9, 2022), seemed unhappy that his team was treated as if they were robbed of players by individuals. Who is very close to Ajax, when asked about Ten Hag who brought Martinez and Anthony to Manchester United, the former Red Devils goalkeeper said that BT Sport says
“I think that’s the fate of Ajax,” he said. “We are always improving and looking for very good players. Sometimes it’s a young player. and if they want to go one step further They’re going to England, Germany, Spain, stuff like that.” “Of course, losing Eric. We know we have lost a great manager and yes he hasn’t helped us that much because he brought in two of our best players . for them And that’s the fate of Ajax. but in general It’s always good to see that the first leg [of the Champions League game], how do we deal with it? How was the replacement player? For example, Calvin Bassey, who replaced Martinez.”
Ajax are particularly keen to keep Anthony at the club after losing a number of players. But the Brazilian refused to train and Manchester United eventually got their man. And that upset Van der Sar when talking about Anthony’s transfer last week. The former Premier League goalkeeper also said:
“It’s no different from other times. So much when you receive an offer through… I would like to say via fax.. But it’s not like that anymore (we talked) via email.” “We said ‘no’ because it was never intended to sell Anthony. Finally, there was a proposal that brought us to a turning point.” “In the end, UFABET Football is also a business. I understand that technically we want everyone to be together. But we are not in a perfect world.”