Erik ten Hag is eager to bolster his squad with additional Dutch quality and has sent Manchester United scouts with a new list of potential transfer targets.
During the summer transfer window, Ten Hag returned to Ajax to sign Antony and Lisandro Martinez, as well as Tyrell Malacia from Feyenoord.
Christian Eriksen and Casemiro have both arrived at Old Trafford, with Wout Weghorst joining on loan this month.
According to a recent source, ten Hag is eager to continue creating his own squad, with as many as four senior players set to be made available for transfer this summer to fund the manager revamp.
According to The Sun, the manager has instructed United’s European scouts to keep an eye on more than a dozen young Dutch players.
* Jurrien Timber
*Kenneth Taylor
*Devyne Rensch
*Rensch
*Jesper Karlsson
*Joey Veerman
Ten Hag is still interested in Ajax defender Jurrien Timber, whom United tried to sign last summer.
The center-half eventually elected to stay in the Netherlands for another year, but his former manager still holds him in high respect.
The United manager admires Timber and players like Kenneth Taylor and Devyne Rensch. Taylor, a 20-year-old midfielder, and Rensch, a 19-year-old right-back, have both been regulars in Ajax’s lineup this season.
Sweden international Jesper Karlsson of AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven midfielder Joey Veerman of PSV Eindhoven have both been ‘earmarked as targets,’ according to the report.
Karlsson has four goals and three assists in 14 club appearances this season, while Veerman has seven goals and five assists in the same amount of time.
With transfer fees continuing to rise, ten Hag is eager for the team to discover hidden talents in both Dutch and German football, believing the club should increase its scouting in both nations.
‘The manager is certain that there are diamonds in Holland and Germany that the club should take a bigger interest in,’ a United insider told The Sun.
‘He believes United can steal a march, and scouts have told him United needs to crank things up in both Holland and Germany.’
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