“A very good footballer”- Marco van Basten wants Erik ten Hag to sign Hakim Ziyech for Manchester United

“A very good footballer”- Marco van Basten wants Erik ten Hag to sign Hakim Ziyech for Manchester United

Erik ten Hag has remained coy on the prospect of a reunion with Hakim Ziyech at Manchester United next season. Earlier, the pair combined to perfection at Ajax, with Ziyech bagging 16 goals and 17 assists in his final full season in the Eredivisie – form which earned him a £33m move to Chelsea in early 2020.

Despite helping his team win the Champions League, Super Cup, and Club World Cup, the former Moroccan international has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. 

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During Ziggo Sport’s show ‘Rondo’ on Monday evening which featured Ten Hag as its guest, Van Basten suggested that Ziyech could also thrive under the new United manager at Old Trafford.

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“What comes to my mind now is that I think Ziyech who already plays in England could be a very good footballer at Manchester United for Erik,” Van Basten said.

However, Ten Hag refused to respond specifically to Van Basten’s suggestion and insisted that he is already used to dealing with transfer speculation before joining United.

“Of course, this was already the case at Ajax. You take that in and then you have to continue to work well with the dressing room and with people within the club. You have to analyze well and make the right choices,” replied ten Hag.

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Erik ten Hag is already preparing for Manchester United’s pre-season campaign

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Erik Ten hag and CR7

Ten Hag also confirmed that he is already preparing for United’s pre-season campaign after deciding to not travel with Ajax’s squad for the post-season trip to Curacao.

“I have started working today. I already did the first things with Manchester United today. Tomorrow I will continue with that. I will stay here. I will meet people from Manchester here,” said ten Hag.

“I will organize the staff, make the schedule for next season, and prepare the squad for next season,” concluded the Dutch manager.

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