Jurrien Timber's agent drops transfer hint amid Manchester United links

Jurrien Timber's agency have dropped a transfer hint amid interest from Manchester United in their player.

Change is on the horizon at Old Trafford after newly-appointed manager Erik ten Hag flew in to London and he will immediately set about a much-needed rebuild. Manchester Evening News understands a centre-back, defensive midfielder and versatile attacker are all on the radar.

Ten Hag won three Eredivisie titles in four years at Ajax and, due to his immense success there, has been backed to come calling for his now former players. Among the in-demand players are Netherlands defender Timber, Brazilian winger Antony and Argentine centre-back Lisandro Martinez.

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Timber, 20, has been long-since tipped for a move to one of the marquee divisions in Europe and - under Ten Hag - he played 43 games in all competitions this season. United have revived interest in Spanish defender Pau Torres after splashing out £34million on Raphael Varane last summer.

Speaking about Timber shortly after clinching another Eredivisie title, Ten Hag told De Telegraaf : "I think that all top clubs in Europe have Timber in their sights, but I think that currently applies to a lot of Ajax players."

Following up from those comments, agency Forza Sports Group - who represent Timber - added fuel to the fire on social media platform Instagram when posting a cryptic image from the airport on their Instagram Story. It contained the short caption: "Deal closing time..." and that post tagged in the agency handle.

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