'I always knew' - inside Manchester United's failed Frenkie De Jong transfer chase
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSince his Old Trafford appointment last year, a conveyor belt of Erik ten Hag proteges have followed him through the door. Lisandro Martinez has proven, despite some critics writing him off upon arrival, to be a hit in the Premier League.
Big-money signing Antony still has work to do but he is another talent Ten Hag drafted in from Ajax. Andre Onana left the Dutch giants the same summer as Ten Hag but the two hope to enjoy a fruitful reunion in England.
It is not just former Ajax players who have arrived, with the United boss also signing compatriots he knows well such as Wout Weghorst and Tyrell Malacia.
But the crown jewel of his five-year dynasty at the Amsterdam Arena refused to follow suit. For much of last summer, United were embroiled in a transfer wrangle for Barcelona sensation Frenkie de Jong.
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