'Tenhach obsession worked'→'Kim Min-jae pinch hitter + Antony's partner' Manchester United successfully recruited De Licht-Majrawi at the same time..."Transfer fees total 105 billion"

Aug 14, 2024

Coach Erik ten Hach's dream games were all recruited. Ajax will be able to fill the half of the starting lineup. Manchester United announced the recruitment of Matthijs de Ligt and Nusair Mazraoui through its official website on the 14th (Korea time). The two players are the result of Ten Hag's obsession with Ajax, which continued this summer. Photo = Capture the Manchester United homepage

Coach Erik ten Hach's recruitment of dream games has all been accomplished. Ajax will be able to fill the half of the starting lineup.

Manchester United announced the recruitment of Matthijs de Ligt and Nusair Mazraoui through its official website on the 14th (Korea time).

Manchester United are happy to have De Ligt on the club 'De Ligt. 'We have a contract through June 2029 and have a one-year extension option', Mazraoui said, adding that Mazraoui is pleased to join us. 'We have a contract through June 2028 and have a one-year extension option' he noted.

The two players also did not hide their joy of joining Manchester United. De Licht said 'As soon as I heard that Manchester United wanted me, I was excited about the opportunity to take on a new challenge at the historic club. I was impressed with the vision and my role that was presented in the conversation afterwards. Ten Hach has made the beginning of my career, so he knows how I can do my best, and I'm looking forward to playing with him. I know what it takes to succeed at the highest level, and I am determined to continue that record at Manchester United.

Mazraoui also 'It feels amazing to be a Manchester United player, and I can't wait to walk out in a red uniform at Old Trafford. Everyone I met had the same ambition to win a trophy with us, and I could feel the determination to achieve it. Ten Hach played an important role in my development as a player, so I'm happy to be reunited with him in his prime. I know what he expects, and I will do everything for the team's success.

The two players are the result of coach Ten Haach's obsession with Ajax this summer and also a successful reinforcement of the summer transfer market. Manchester United are putting a lot of effort into strengthening their power in the transfer market this summer. It has already reinforced the rear and front line with the recruitment of Lenny Yoro and Joshua Girksey, but Manchester United want more players. In particular, the center back, which Yoro is out due to a metatarsal injury, and the right fullback position, which is in desperate need of reinforcement, are the positions that Manchester United wants to change the most.

The players that coach Ten Hach paid attention to were the students from Ajax. De Ligt and Mazraoui were listed as Manchester United's transfer priority.

De Ligt immediately received Manchester United's attention after being named on the Bayern release list. Initially, Manchester United had been aiming for Bayern defender Kim Min-jae since last summer, but it turned to De Ligt in the transfer market, and the possibility of a transfer was predicted through influential reporters. Along with the news that Manchester United and De Ligt have reached a personal agreement, there were also reports that the transfer was close. Manchester United desperately needs to reinforce its center back as Raphael Varane left the team after the 2023-2024 season. Coach Ten Hag, who has been preoccupied with recruiting his old student, seemed to have decided on De Ligt as his priority this summer.

It's been quiet since then. Manchester United were preparing for another recruitment without handing over a specific offer. He was preoccupied with recruiting Yoro. Rumors of a transfer between Manchester United and De Ligt have cooled since Yoro went to Manchester United. However, due to Yoro's injury, Manchester United were forced to bring De Ligt back and began negotiations with Bayern again.

Along with De Ligt, the player Manchester United wanted was Mazraoui, who was coached by Tenhach at Ajax as well. Mazrawi is a Ajax player who moved from Ajax to Bayern in 2022. He played for Ajax since his youth and also made his professional debut at Ajax. Mazraoui also showed good performance in the team even when Ten Hag was playing for Ajax.

Ten Hag wanted Mazrawi because of Antony, who is considered the worst recruitment for Manchester United. Antony is considered one of the worst signings in Manchester United's history just two seasons after joining the club. He moved to Manchester United ahead of the 2022-2023 season, and although he invested a whopping 86 million pounds (about 140 billion won) at the time, it is safe to say that there was virtually no effect on recruiting Antony. Antony, who showed a bit of an easy performance in the first season, showed no presence at all in the second season, 2023-2024, angering fans with his worst performance.

Ten Hach didn't give up on Antony, and even wanted to recruit Mazrau to save him. However, Mazraoui showed a consistent performance since his transfer to Bayern in 2022, but he hardly showed what he expected when he was in Ajax. At the end of the season, Joshua Kimmich's return to fullback also led to a long time on the bench.

Initially, the recruitment of the two players was stalled due to Bayern's high transfer fee demand. British media reported that `Manchester United has already succeeded in reaching a personal agreement with De Ligt and Mazraoui. However, the player camp, who believed Manchester United's offer was consistent with what Bayern's club wanted, was embarrassed by the rejection of the offer. It is unlikely that Bayern will raise the amount significantly at a time when it has made it clear that it can leave the two players. Manchester United are still hoping to close a deal with Bayern, he said.

Manchester United and Ten Hach, who pushed through stalled negotiations, eventually signed the two players. The Athletic will move to Manchester United with a basic transfer fee of 45 million euros (about 67 billion won) and a bonus of 5 million euros (about 7.4 billion won). He is set to sign a five-year deal with Manchester United, which will also include a one-year extension. Bayern has already accepted Manchester United's basic transfer fee of 15 million euros (about 22 billion won) and bonus of 5 million euros for Mazraoui. The transfer will be made on the premise of Aaron Wan-Bissaka's transfer. Wan-Bissaka said the West Ham medical test is scheduled in the next few days.

With two more Ajax-born students joining the team through the official announcement, Manchester United will include as many as five of the Ajax players coached by Ten Hag in the past. With the exception of Donny Pandervik, who has already left, about half of the starters, including Antony, Andre Onana and Lisandro Martinez, along with De Ligt and Mazraoui, can be set up as Ajax players.

Tenhach's obsession with Ajax disciples was once again made by recruiting. All Manchester United fans will be hoping that this recruit will not be a failure like Antony.

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