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Ajax confirm the transfer of Daley Blind to Manchester United Ajax confirm the transfer of £14m Daley Blind to Manchester United
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Ajax have confirmed the sale of Daley Blind to Manchester United. The Dutch club tweeted that the 24-year-old had moved to Old Trafford. The two clubs had already agreed a £13.8m deal for the utility player. Daley Blind has joined Manchester United from Ajax for £14m. The utility player has signed a four-year deal at Old Trafford, and the club have an option to extend that contract for another year.
Blind was in favour of a move to Manchester United to rejoin Louis van Gaal, who managed him in the Holland squad during the World Cup. He first had to agree personal terms and pass a medical, two things which now appear to have happened. Blind, who recently played under Louis van Gaal during Holland’s third-placed World Cup campaign but also when he was at Ajax, said: “It is a real honour to sign for Manchester United. I have been at Ajax since I was seven years old and I will always have very fond memories of the club and of my time there.
“Louis van Gaal is a tremendously talented coach, I have worked with him at Ajax and also for the Netherlands national team and I cannot wait to work with him at the biggest club in the world.”
Van Gaal added: “I am delighted Daley has signed for the club. He is a very intelligent and versatile footballer that can play in many positions. Daley is a great reader of the game, he has played under my philosophy over a number of years and he will be a great addition to the team.”
Van Gaal wanted the 24-year-old Blind to help bolster the side because he can play as a defensive midfielder, left-sided defender or wing-back. Blind will join £59.1m Ángel di María, £27m Luke Shaw, £28m Ander Herrera and £16m Marcos Rojo as first-team squad additions since Van Gaal became the manager. The loan signing of Radamel Falcao is expected to go through later on Monday.
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Van Gaal wanted Blind to help bolster the side because he can play as a defensive midfielder, left-sided defender or wing-back.
Blind will join £59.1m Ángel di María, £27m Luke Shaw, £28m Ander Herrera and £16m Marcos Rojo as first-team squad additions since Van Gaal became the manager. The loan signing of Radamel Falcao is expected to go through later on Monday.