Edwin van der Sar claims Erik ten Hag is not "helping" after Ajax duo joined Manchester United

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has claimed that Erik ten Hag "is not really helping" Ajax after the Reds signed both Antony and Lisandro Martinez from his old club this summer.

It was a hectic end to United's transfer window last week, as a deal for Antony was finally agreed with Ajax. Ten Hag was desperate to reunite with his former player all summer, and he scored a goal on his debut against Arsenal.

The Brazilian winger followed in the footsteps of Martinez, who also made the move from the Dutch capital to Manchester earlier in the summer.

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Van der Sar has now given his thoughts on the transfer window that saw Ajax lose not only two of their best players, but also their manager. The former United shot-stopper was proud of the Dutch club's scouting abilities, although he did bemoan what he claimed players saw as a natural progression away from the club.

He told BT Sport: "The fate that Ajax has, we always develop and scout very good players and sometimes young players, if they want to take the next step, they always go to England, Germany, Spain, that kind of thing.

"So, of course we're losing Erik [ten Hag]. We knew we were losing already a great manager. And yeah, he's not really helping us. Of course, he took two of our best players also [Antony and Martinez], we got a good transfer fee for them. And of course, that is the fate a little bit that Ajax has."

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