Jurrien Timber's proposed move to Manchester United is 'absolutely dead in the water' after he spoke to former Red Devils and now-Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal.
That's according to journalist Marcel van der Kraan, who said, via Sky Sports, that the 21-year-old will be staying at Ajax this summer after Van Gaal told the player that he could not guarantee him a place in the Netherlands squad for the World Cup if he moved and did not play. Timber has been capped five times by his national side since his debut last year.
This is all despite Timber being 'keen' on a move to Old Trafford before he spoke to Van Gaal. The player's agent had even reportedly travelled over to England a few weeks ago for talks with United's bosses and Der Kraan claimed negotiations were "very good". He added that money was never a problem between the two parties and Timber was set on reuniting with Erik Ten Hag before Van Gaal stepped in.
