Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has confirmed that he wants the Red Devils to sign Bayern Munich centre-back Matthijs de Ligt this summer.
There have been reports of strong interest from the Red Devils in the Netherlands international .
One report even claimed that have agreed £170k-a-week terms with De Ligt and that the two clubs now need to agree on a fee.
But there have been other claims that Man Utd are not currently willing to pay Bayern Munich s €50m asking price this summer after landing young French centre-back Leny Yoro from Lille.
And Ten Hag has now confirmed that he is backing the Red Devils pursuit of De Ligt, who the Man Utd boss has worked with in the past at previous club Ajax.
It remains to be seen whether De Ligt will come, .
I know Matthijs well and I will not deny that. I wanted to sign him two years ago but at that time he was already very far along to join Bayern Munich but believe it or not, his name did not come from me in the process [at United].
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Ten Hag has revealed that their list of targets was decided without him while he was on holiday but that he supports their selection as jointly arrive at the best possible selection .
But of course, I support these decisions, let that be clear, Ten Hag added. We still make these choices together.
I know it creates a certain image, of course I understand how that works, but eventually, our criterion will prevail above everything else – is the player good or not? Is he the right character? Does he fit the age and quality bracket we are looking for?
