Man Utd appointment of Erik ten Hag confirmed by Ajax technical director… but Dutch side still trying to keep boss

Erik ten Hag’s appointment has been seemingly been confirmed by Ajax’s technical director.

Gerry Hamstra was asked why the club didn’t try to keep hold of their boss.

Erik ten Hag has been seemingly confirmed as Man Utd’s new bossGetty

Hamstra, who recently replaced Marc Overmars at the Eredivisie giants, also made it known that Ajax are trying to convince him to stay.

He said: “I can be very clear about this, we did. We did everything to. We are trying everything to keep him.”

When he was pressed about if ten Hag was offered a new contract, Hamstra replied: “Yes. We tried everything. When? Recently.”

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