United's Champions League hero of 2008 - who is currently the side's CEO. Van der Sar has long been linked with a return to Old Trafford to take up a position that doesn't currently exist.
United are one of the few big sides in football that don't have a director of football. Currently Ed Woodward, Matt Judge and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversee any potential recruitment into the club.
It's a position that many see crucial in a club to help bridge the manager's needs with that of the owner's.Overmars has hinted that both he and Van der Sar won't be staying at Ajax forever and United would be foolish to look past his comments. “When I was appointed in this job at Ajax I knew I only wanted to stay for three or four years maximum," Overmars told.
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