Erik ten Hag defended his role in Manchester United‘s recruitment policy, saying he has not asked the club to specifically target players he has worked with in the past.
Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui are the latest of Ten Hag’s former Ajax players to arrive at Old Trafford after joining from Bayern Munich this week.
United have also signed Lisandro Martínez, Antony and André Onana — all former Ajax players — since Ten Hag’s appointment as manager. However, the Dutchman says he’s not the only one picking transfer targets and said each deal has been signed off by the recruitment team.
“First of all it is club decisions, none of them is only my decision,” Ten Hag said on Thursday.
The United boss said he’s confident heading into the new campaign, particularly because of the “belief” in the dressing room.
