{"id":613871,"date":"2022-06-19T16:50:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T20:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613871"},"modified":"2022-06-19T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T20:51:19","slug":"manchester-united-jurrien-timber-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/19\/manchester-united-jurrien-timber-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United to Fail in Pursuit of 21-Year-Old Star and the Cause is a Familiar Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"8f9du-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8f9du-0-0\"><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"2k0e9-0-0\">Jurrien Timber\u2019s potential move to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/19\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-update\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> has completely broken down despite being close to finalization a few weeks ago, claims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/centredevils\/status\/1538441928156786689?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De Telegraaf journalist Marcel van der Kraan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2k0e9-1-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"2k0e9-2-0\">It appears that Netherlands national team manager Louis van Gaal could\u2019ve played a major role in stopping the deal from happening<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2k0e9-3-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"72ha6-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"72ha6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"72ha6-0-0\">Manchester United Set to Miss Out on Jurrien Timber<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jurrien Timber&#39;s transfer to\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0is over after Holland boss, Louis van Gaal\u00a0warned the move may affect his international prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Louis van Gaal\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you go there I think your chances could be limited for playing for Holland in the World Cup&quot;.&#39;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> \ud83d\udd34\u26ab\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kCAbBE8kAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kCAbBE8kAM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Transfer Exchange Show (@TheTransferEx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTransferEx\/status\/1538584547360636929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"6dsp-0-0\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6dsp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6dsp-0-0\">Louis van Gaal\u2019s Warning Spooks Out Ajax Defender<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"26rou-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"26rou-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"26rou-0-0\">Van der Kraan has detailed what happened to lead to the deal for United to sign Timber now being \u2018dead in the water\u2019. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"659b1-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"659b1-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"659b1-0-0\"><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"659b1-0-0\">He told Sky Sports: \u201c(The deal is) a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"659b1-1-0\">bsolutely<\/span><\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"659b1-2-0\"> dead in the water, the player was ready to move and his agent went to London offices two weeks ago, money was never a problem<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"659b1-3-0\">. Then Louis Van Gaal turned up.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"a2bqp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"a2bqp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"a2bqp-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"ahdje-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ahdje-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"ahdje-0-0\">\u201cLouis Van Gaal made it clear that Jurrien Timber would not be in his Dutch team if he wasn&#8217;t playing every week for Manchester United,\u201d he added<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ahdje-1-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"i29k-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"i29k-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"i29k-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"4q9r1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4q9r1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4q9r1-0-0\">It seems like Timber was willing to join his former Ajax manager Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, but<\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"4q9r1-1-0\">\u00a0the possibility of losing out on a spot on the Holland team for the FIFA World Cup 2022 convinced him not to make the switch<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"4q9r1-2-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"28ouo-0-0\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"28ouo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"28ouo-0-0\">Erik ten Hag Left Disappointed After Missing Out on Priority Target<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-0-0\">United manager Erik ten Hag has <\/span><\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-1-0\">been left<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-2-0\"> upset after missing out on the prospect of re-uniting with Timber<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-3-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-4-0\">The Dutch gaffer held the Ajax centre-back in high regard, with the 21-year-old making 43 appearances for the Eredivisie champions last season<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-5-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"6l4sj-0-0\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/19\/romano-manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United to Make New and Improved Bid for Frenkie de Jong<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"cliui-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"cliui-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cliui-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"ee4bm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ee4bm-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ee4bm-0-0\">Ten Hag <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/03\/manchester-united-setback-ajax-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">had hoped<\/a> that the prospect of playing under him would tempt Timber to join him at United. <\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"od86-0-0\">But, the young defender realized that he might not get regular playing time at Old Trafford because of competition from the likes of Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, and Victor Lindelof in the centre-back position<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"od86-1-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"ee4bm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"8f9du-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8f9du-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"241ao\" data-offset-key=\"7au5k-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7au5k-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"bn8bb-0-0\">The United manager will now have to look for other possible targets to reinforce his defence for next season<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bn8bb-1-0\">. <\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"bn8bb-2-0\">With the Red Devils conceding 57 goals in the Premier League last season \u2013 their highest in the division&#8217;s history \u2013 it\u2019s clear that they need a commanding centre-back who can help fix their defensive issues<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bn8bb-3-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurrien Timber\u2019s potential move to Manchester United has completely broken down despite being close to finalization a few weeks ago, claims De Telegraaf journalist Marcel van der Kraan. It appears that Netherlands national team manager Louis van Gaal could\u2019ve played a major role in stopping the deal from happening. 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