{"id":613309,"date":"2022-06-03T07:56:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613309"},"modified":"2022-06-03T07:56:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T11:56:19","slug":"manchester-united-setback-ajax-defender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/03\/manchester-united-setback-ajax-defender\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Suffer Setback With Ajax Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/02\/erik-ten-hag-major-decision-juan-mata\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United\u2019s<\/a> hopes of signing Ajax defender Jurrien Timber has suffered a blow, with the defender looks more likely to stay at the club, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/sport\/126258605\/ajax-hoopt-jurrien-timber-uit-klauwen-united-te-houden\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Verwij<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch club hope that a guaranteed place in their starting line-up may result in the youngster remaining there. With the World Cup set to take place in later this year this would help cement the defenders place in the final squad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ajax have &#39;advantage&#39; with Timber <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ToAhvKuoO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2ToAhvKuoO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LfpiZvcv02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LfpiZvcv02<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtdMEN\/status\/1532621031902433281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Move May Not Be Ideal for Ajax Defender<\/h2>\n<h3>Timber Prioritises Regular Football<\/h3>\n<p>Timber\u2019s priority is clearly to earn a place in this year\u2019s World Cup. The youngster has yet to consolidate a permanent position on the international stage only making his debut last year against Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>With the competition taking place later this year, he may decide that remaining in his current environment gives him the best chance at earning a spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/31\/jurrien-timber-reveals-manchester-united-interested\/\" target=\"_self\">Timber has been open to stay at Ajax recently being quoted in an interview last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of a place in the World Cup will always be of high importance to any footballer. It is the biggest stage in world football competing against the best.<\/p>\n<p>Playing Champions League football may also tempt him to stay. United\u2019s problems last season meant they could not muster anything more than Europa League qualification.<\/p>\n<h3>Erik ten Hag Link May Keep Deal Alive<\/h3>\n<p>New United manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/02\/erik-ten-hag-major-decision-juan-mata\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> has worked with Timber for the past few years. He oversaw his debut in a 3-1 win over SC Heerenveen in the 2019\/20 season and since developed him into a regular player for Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of reuniting with his former manager may still tempt the youngster to make the switch over to Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>United have been keen on a defender this window making it their top priority. The Red Devils struggled to keep the goals out last season conceding 57 &#8211; the most out of the top six.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/05\/manchester-united-looking-to-loan-out-david-de-gea\/\" target=\"_self\">David de Gea<\/a> was relied upon multiple times in order to keep United at the right end of the table. As a result, ten Hag has made <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/06\/eric-bailly-four-clubs-interested-in-manchester-united-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">Eric Bailly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/30\/phil-jones-turns-down-bordeaux\/\" target=\"_self\">Phil Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/06\/aaron-wan-bissaka-wants-to-stay-at-manchester-united-amid-uncertain-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Aaron Wan-Bissaka<\/a> available for transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Defenders are not the only priority; talks have recently begun with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/01\/manchester-united-open-talks-barcelona-midfielder\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona over Frenkie de Jong<\/a> and the club continue to be linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/01\/future-wolves-midfielder-uncertain\/\" target=\"_self\">Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United\u2019s hopes of signing Ajax defender Jurrien Timber has suffered a blow, with the defender looks more likely to stay at the club, according to Mike Verwij. The Dutch club hope that a guaranteed place in their starting line-up may result in the youngster remaining there. 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