Erik ten Hag ‘will make Ruben Neves his top priority signing if he becomes Manchester United boss’ with the Dutchman ‘a huge fan’ of the Wolves playmaker after ‘tracking his progress since he was a teenager’
Erik ten Hag wants to sign Ruben Neves if he joins Man United, reports claim The Dutchman has been interviewed for the job and has already outlined targets The Ajax boss has reportedly been monitoring Neves since he was at FC Porto
Erik ten Hag is has put Wolves star Ruben Neves at the top of his transfer wishlist should he get the green light to become the next Man United boss, reports claim.
The Ajax coach is one of the frontrunners for the Old Trafford role after holding talks with club chiefs, and the Dutchman is already lining up his plans should he be given the keys to the kingdom.
It emerged on Wednesday that Ten Hag had pledged to make a number of changes during his interview – including a transfer raid on his club Ajax, fixing up the team’s fitness levels in a ‘five-year project’ to catapult United back to the glory days.
Erik ten Hag (R) is targeting a move for Wolves star Ruben Neves if he takes over at Manchester United, according to reports
The Ajax boss wants to add more quality to the United squad after claiming they are ‘some way off’ Champions League shape during his interview with the club
Ten Hag also claimed the current crop of players are ‘some way off’ Champions League shape’, according to the report from the Independent, and proposed a list of transfer targets that he would be desperate to bring to Old Trafford – with a handful of players in his Ajax squad on his shortlist.
And the Sun has reported that one of the new faces he wants to bring to United is Wolves playmaker Neves, who has has been tracking for a number of years.
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