Ten Hag may reunite with ANOTHER former player, a 21-year-old Ajax striker

Erik ten Hag has set his sites on yet another former player as he looks to bring Brian Brobbey in to bolster Manchester United's attack.

United's forwards have struggled for goals in the league this season, with £64m signing Rasmus Hojlund recording just two goals so far.

Wingers Marcus Rashford and Antony have also had issues in front of goal while £73m Jadon Sancho has rejoined Borussia Dortmund on loan

Brobbey has nine goals and four assists so far in the Eredivisie with these coming while playing for a struggling Ajax side.

Ten Hag was previously linked with bringing in the Dutch international over the summer, and it seems that interest has not faded.

After all, the former Ajax manager was the man who gave Brobbey his debut for the Dutch giants.

Brobbey turned down a move to Old Trafford in 2022, despite receiving a personal phone call from ten Hag to try and persuade him.

Speaking to Der Telegraaf, the player said, "Erik ten Hag called me and said that at United, my agent would get millions of euros and I could earn a multiple of my Ajax salary. But our decision was clear: we wanted to go to Ajax.

"Manchester United wanted to have me, but I insisted on returning to Ajax. To make that possible, my agent Jose Fortes Rodriguez even waived a hefty percentage of the sell-on clause."

Now according to Sky Sports Germany they are in talks again, however United would do well to pry Brobbey away from Ajax in January.

The youngster also became the third-youngest player to score 30 Eredivisie goals for Ajax after Rafael van der Vaart and Kasper Dolberg when he netted against PEC Zwolle in December 2023.

However a summer move looks the more likely decision if it comes off at all, leaving United stranded again in the transfer market.

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