Ajax star Brian Brobbey has confirmed that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has contacted him regarding a move.
According to the Dutch-born Ghanaian, who has re-joined Ajax from RB Leipzig for a fee of around £15m, Ten Hag reached out to him about a move to the Red Devils.
"I absolutely wanted to go to Ajax," he told Voetbal International. "Erik also wanted to work with me, texted once if I was open to it, but I thanked him nicely. I wanted to go back. My friends here, Ajax's playing style, it just wasn't finished yet.
"I first have to really succeed here as a striker of Ajax. That's also how the past six months felt, when I played here on a rental basis. I really had the feeling afterwards: I really have to go back. Believe me, in a few years I will provide a nice transfer fee for Ajax and then the club will have made a nice profit.
"There are more good players who play striker: Dusan Tadic, Steven Bergwijn, Davy Klaassen, Lorenzo Lucca. At the moment I am a basic player, but I just have to perform, with good play and goals. Then the trainer can't ignore me and I start in the team."
Since returning to Ajax, Brobbey, 20, has nipped one goal and two assists in four games in all competitions.
By: Pascal Nii Gogo Amoah
