Edwin van der Sar on Taking Manchester United Role: 'You Never Know'

Edwin van der Sar has left the door open for a potential move back to Manchester United, but he made it clear his role as Ajax CEO is his "principle" concern.

According to John Richardson in the Mirror, Van der Sar is high on United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward's shortlist for a new director of football, who could help manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with the club's transfer strategy.

When asked about a potential return to Old Trafford, where he spent six successful seasons as a player between 2005 and 2011, Van der Sar said, per ESPN FC's Rob Dawson:

"You never know. At the moment Ajax is the principle thought where I'm putting all my time and effort in and whatever happens in the future,…