Erik ten Hag is set to continue as Manchester United manager this season and among his ambitions is the signing of two of his former Ajax players. The Mancunian side are working on securing the services of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui. Red Devils made a joint bid for both players to Bayern Munich, but the offer was rejected.
The Bundesliga side informed the two defenders that they were not counting on them at the start of the transfer window and that they would have to look for a way out, but this has not prevented them from being demanding. The Bavarian club's refusal caught the players, who share the same agent, Rafaela Pimenta, by surprise.
Faced with Bayern's tough stance, De Ligt and Mazraoui's agent asked if the situation had changed, but the answer was that everything remained the same. Hence the confusion that has arisen.