Uncovered: Erik ten Hag bombed in a last-wheeze bid to persuade £21m Ajax star Ryan Gravenberch to join Man United rather than Bayern Munich... as the midfielder admits he 'gave the Germans his statement' before interest from Old Trafford
Bayern prior to talking with United
Manchester United administrator Erik ten Hag neglected to sign Ryan Gravenberch subsequent to attempting to draw him away from Bayern Munich this late spring
The Dutch midfielder affirmed his change to the Bundesliga monsters in the wake of arriving in the Bavarian city on Saturday morning to finish his £21million move from Ajax.
Gravenberch had likewise addressed Manchester United and his previous Ajax supervisor Ten Hag about an expected arrangement, yet said he turned the open door down since he had 'given Bayern his statement'.
Gravenberch depicted United as a 'extremely pleasant club' however said he had a 'positive sentiment' about Bayern Munich so in this manner finished paperwork for them all things considered.
Addressing De Telegraaf, Gravenberch said: 'Manchester United is an extremely enormous and pleasant club. Yet, I previously had such a nice sentiment at Bayern and I had them given my statement'.
Affirmation of Gravenberch's transition to Bayern will come as a blow for Ten Hag, who is frantic to reinforce his midfield following the takeoffs of Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic and Jesse Lingard.
Joined are in converses with Barcelona over a £65m bargain for Frenkie de Jong and have likewise been connected with a shock £10m plunge for undesirable Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
In the mean time, Gravenberch likewise shared his fervor about joining the German outfit close by his Ajax partner Noussair Mazraoui.
The German monsters marked Mazraoui on a free exchange - keeping him at the club until something like 2026 - in the wake of watching him succeed during his 137 serious appearances for the Dutch heroes.
Gravenberch said: 'I like the way that Nous [Noussair Mazraoui] is going there [Bayern Munich] as well. It's dependably pleasant when you definitely know somebody.'
Gravenberch additionally said he has the full help of his folks and made sense of how they will travel to Germany to deal with 'a wide range of things' so he can 'completely center around football'.
The 20-year-old said: 'My mom will come to live with me in Munich. What's more, my dad will be here a great deal to deal with a wide range of things, so I can completely zero in on football.'
He proceeded to add: 'I desire to track down a house before very long. If not, I will spend the initial not many weeks in a lodging'.
Ten Hag will be frustrated to have passed up marking Gravenberch. The Red Devils have been long haul admirers of the midfielder and had expected to add him to their positions this late spring.
Remaining at 6ft 2in, the Dutchman is genuinely strong, has brilliant feet and the capacity to escape restricted spaces.
He has additionally worked with Ten Hag previously, having turned into the most youthful Ajax debutant during the Dutch director's residency at the club
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