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Ex-Man United Scout Says Club Passed on Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong Deals

Manchester United's former head of youth recruitment has said the club missed out on the chance to sign Ajax starlets Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong as youngsters, despite his recommendations.

Derek Langley served as a scout at Old Trafford between 2000 and 2016, and he told Ciaran Kelly of the Manchester Evening News that United could have had De Ligt and De Jong before their senior debuts:

"Players that they turned down? Matthijs de Ligt. We had God knows how many reports on Matthijs de Ligt. Frenkie de Jong and all these players now are sort of around Europe.