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Paul Scholes sees Edwin van der Sar as the perfect technical director for Manchester United. The former midfielder of the Red Devils says that he has many doubts about the transfer policy of his former employer in recent years. Scholes thinks it would be better if Vice Chairman Ed Woodward, currently responsible for the transfers, gets help.
Scholes was talking to Stadium Astro among others critical of attracting the transfer-free Edinson Cavani (33). The former midfielder sees more problems with United in the transfer area and points to Woodward. “I think one director of football will take a lot of pressure off Woodward’s shoulders. I know that for sure, “says Scholes, who puts forward Van der Sar, Ajax’s general manager, as a candidate.
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The former United goalkeeper has been frequently linked to the possible job at Old Trafford in recent years, but for the time being the director indicated that he is in the right place at Ajax. “I think Ed can run a club well and bring in money for the club,” Scholes continued on Woodward’s input. “I’m not sure if he has enough knowledge about football to get the right players. It has turned out that the club hasn’t always got the right players in recent years.”
“I think one director of football next to Woodward would be good. To take him out of the spotlight a bit. It just seems they don’t want to go down that road. Or they can’t find the right person, I just don’t know, “says the Englishman, who himself comes up with Van der Sar. Marc Overmars is primarily responsible for the incoming and outgoing transfers at Ajax, but Scholes is of the opinion that his former teammate can also do the job with the English superpower.
“Edwin van der Sar would be perfect. He also does it a bit at Ajax. It has always been a role that he has aspired to. What I, Rio Ferdinand and Darren Fletcher (all former players United, ed.) Do, is to give advice. They call us and then they ask what we think of a particular player. But Van der Sar studied for that position. He would be a top candidate. “