Jurrien Timber ‘suited for the Arsenal way’ but can he bounce back after tough year? -Inside Europe

The summer transfer window is well and truly upon us, and Kevin van Nunen of Eurosport Netherlands is once again here to give us the lowdown on a rising star of European football. This time it is Ajax defender Jurrien Timber, who on Tuesday morning is being heavily linked to both Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

Ad Timber, 22, was actually one of the hottest names of the transfer window last season when it seemed that his former manager Erik ten Hag would try to take the youngster with him to Old Trafford. Premier League'He knows what's best' — Ajax manager confident Timber won't join Man Utd24/06/2022 AT 14:07 You can see what Van Nunen had to say of Timber then right here and although it ended up being his teammate Lisandro Martinez who moved to Manchester, it seems the Dutch international might now get his Premier League move.

'Incredibly happy!' — Nkunku joins Chelsea on six-year £52m deal from RB Leipzig Transfer News Live: Arsenal fight Bayern for Timber and make new Rice bid, Chelsea sign Nkunku Mbappe: I think I deserve to win Ballon d'Or So, twelve months on, what do we need to know about Timber? For those who might have forgotten, what are Timber’s strengths? I think Timber’s strengths were more obvious last season, as he was one of the pillars of Ajax in securing the league title. But if we put aside the poor form of Ajax this season and focus on the strengths of Timber, then it’s shutting down a striker, winning his one-on-one duels and simply being a reliable defender.

As an Ajax youth product of course, he can dribble and pass a ball as well, which makes him suited for the Arsenal way of play. I think Ajax and Arsenal demand similar things from their defenders.