Ryan Gravenberch reveals he turned down his old boss Erik ten Hag and Man United in favour of joining Bayern Munich

Ryan Gravenberch has revealed he snubbed the overtures of Erik ten Hag and Manchester United in favour of a transfer to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. The 20-year-old Holland international is ready to put the seal on his £21m switch from Ajax to the Bavarian giants after travelling to Germany at the weekend. Ad/> The midfielder worked with ten Hag during the coach’s spell at the helm of the Amsterdam outfit and Gravenberch has since claimed he rejected the possibility of a reunion with him at Old Trafford as he had already made his decision.

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And my father will be here a lot to take care of all kinds of things, so that I can fully focus on football. “I hope to find a house in the coming weeks. Otherwise, I will spend the first few weeks in a hotel.” /> Gravenberch is an imposing midfielder, standing at 6ft 2in, who is technically sound with both feet and strong on the ball.

Ten Hag will have been disappointed to miss out on his former protégé having made the midfielder Ajax’s youngest debutant while in charge at the Dutch side. United remain eager to bolster their midfield having seen the likes of Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic depart. The Red Devils are currently being heavily linked with a £65m deal for Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong while there is also interest in