“He Would Be A Great Player For United” – Jaap Stam Names The £100M Rated Centre-Back His Former Club Should Buy

BACK This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. Ex-Man Utd defender Jaap Stam believes Tottenham star Micky van de Ven “would be a great player” for his former club. The Netherlands international could leave Spurs this summer, and Stam says the 25-year-old’s speed and versatility make him a good asset: “Micky van de Ven is ready to step up. I think he’s very good at adapting to a certain level. And every time he picks that up, if he makes the next step to a higher level, then he becomes a better player himself. So for him, I won’t say it’s very good for him to leave, because I still think Spurs is, of course, a very big club, but they’re in a situation now that it’s very difficult for themselves, but also for him maybe to stay if he wants to move on.” “Then there’s probably a team that wants to pick him up that can play on the opposition’s half with a lot of space in their back[line]. So you need to have defenders who are very quick, who’ve got pace, who can cover that. Micky would probably go to one of the top teams in the Premier League, like Liverpool, but also he could go to United, because he would be a great player for United. So he can play as a left-back, he can play as a centre-back.” “Those type of players in your squad are ideal, I think, for a manager in making choices, but also that you’re confident when you play that when the opposition gets past you or puts that ball over the top, that you have players who can defend that big space.” Man Utd have shown interest in the player Multiple reports have confirmed that van de Ven is on the radar of Director of Football Jason Wilcox and the club’s recruitment team. Both the Dutchman and Nottingham Forest’s Murillo are said to be potential targets if the Red Devils do decide to strengthen their options in the middle of defence. Buy Man Utd tickets from P1 Travel here Van de Ven’s price tag makes a transfer unlikely TalkSPORT claimed back in January that Tottenham value the centre-half at £100m. That asking price would, of course, drop sharply if Robert De Zerbi’s team are relegated. However, United are unlikely to devote sizeable resources to signing van de Ven in any event. Wilcox is believed to have identified three positions – central midfield, left back and the left wing – as the priorities to be reinforced this summer. Want more news on Man Utd? Add Man U News as a preferred source on Google David Tully David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.