The connection between Manchester United and Ajax became even stronger on Tuesday as the Red Devils confirmed the signings of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui and the Dutch club were happy to point it out.
The defensive pair have actually signed from Bayern Munich in a £60m deal, but both featured for Ajax under United manager Erik ten Hag when he was in charge of the Dutch giants.
Since Ten Hag was appointed as Manchester United manager in 2022 he has been very keen on bringing in players he has worked with previously.
This has seen the Red Devils sign Lisandro Martinez, Antony and Andre Onana, all of whom played under Ten Hag in Amsterdam.
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With the arrivals of De Ligt and Mazraoui, Ten Hag takes his tally to five players he has signed for Manchester United who he coached at Ajax and his former club have taken note.
Ajax posted on X on Tuesday evening: ‘Manchester is red’ with a winking emoji.
