‘I wanted to sign him’ – Ten Hag speaks out on Man Utd offer to sign De Ligt

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, .