When Noussair Mazraoui left the field for the final time as an Ajax player, there was a warm embrace on the sidelines from Erik ten Hag. The two could soon be sharing a welcome to Manchester hug.
United are monitoring Mazraoui and the Morocco international’s decision to turn down a move to West Ham had further fuelled the prospect of another Ajax reunion at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag has a penchant for signing players he’s worked with before or with experience in the Eredivisie and Mazraoui fits that bill. It’s hard to call the United manager’s success rate with such a strategy a success with Antony, Tyrell Malacia, Mason Mount having plenty to prove even if Andre Onana and Lisandro Martinez have shown their value.
