Man United’s missed transfer target has now been dubbed the “best signing of all time.”

Mohammed Kudus has been linked with a move to Manchester United for months, which is unsurprising given how highly regarded he is at Ajax, where he has been dubbed Marc Overmars’ “best signing.”

A player Manchester United was linked with last month has been hailed as the “best signing of all time” by former Ajax chief Marc Overmars.

Mohammed Kudus, 22, who was linked with a move to Old Trafford when Erik ten Hag joined the club in the summer, has been in excellent form for Ajax this season, scoring 12 goals in 25 games.

The Ghanaian winger has filled the void left by Antony following his £85 million summer move to United and has transformed into his team’s most consistent and lethal attacker.

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Rafael van der Vaart, a regular pundit on Dutch TV these days, recently spoke about the first time he saw Kudus play, and revealed what Overmars (Ajax’s director of football between 2012 and 2022) told him that day.

“When I saw Kudus for the first time during a friendly, I spoke with Marc Overmars and he said to me: ‘Rafael, this is my best signing of all time. This one will bring us €100 million.”

Kudus was linked with Liverpool during his time at Nordsjaelland in 2020 but ended up joining Ajax for a pittance of £7 million instead.

Kudus shone at the 2022 World Cup, scoring two goals for Ghana in their 3-2 group-stage victory over South Korea, the tournament’s only win.

If Kudus ends up joining United, he will be the fourth player to switch from Ajax to United in the last year, following Ten Hag, Antony, and Lisandro Martinez.

Former Ajax players have had a lot of success for the Red Devils in the past, with Edwin van der Sar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Daley Blind all shining in the red and white of the Amsterdam side.

 

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