Man United workers involved by the affect of Erik ten Hag’s agent Kees Vos over transfers together with his company behind Rasmus Hojlund and Sofyan Amrabat strikes

Manchester United workers have expressed considerations in regards to the rising involvement of Erik ten Hag‘s agent Kees Vos in switch exercise at Outdated Trafford.

Mail Sport can reveal that Vos’s Sports activities Leisure Group have turn into the go-to company in negotiating participant signings and gross sales for United, in addition to offering casual recommendation on the switch market.

In one other indication of the shut relationship between the membership and SEG, it may be disclosed that Ten Hag’s son Nigel works for the company as an analyst.

SEG labored on participant gross sales and signings throughout a busy window which noticed United spend £178million on 4 new arrivals, with Vos a daily customer to Outdated Trafford and the membership’s Carrington coaching floor. Their work included:

• Representing Rasmus Hojlund throughout his £72m transfer from Atalanta, with the Danish striker becoming a member of the corporate the month earlier than signing for United.

• Appearing for United in negotiations over the mortgage signing of Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina in a deal which supplies them the choice to signal the Moroccan worldwide completely on the finish of the season.

• Promoting United midfield participant Zidane Iqbal to Utrecht in June simply two months after the 20-year-old had joined the company from rivals CAA Base.

Manchester United workers are involved in regards to the rising involvement of Erik ten Hag’s agent Kees Vos (left) within the membership’s switch exercise

Vos’ company SEG performed a key function in offers for Rasmus Hojlund (L) and Sofyan Amrabat (R) 

SEG’s rising affect has been famous by different brokers sad at what they understand as shedding out on potential offers because of the hyperlink with Ten Hag. 

Regardless of such complaints, SEG are a globally famend enterprise, with 600 athletes on their books. The Netherlands-based firm have additionally developed shut hyperlinks with Manchester Metropolis, as main Spanish agent Pere Guardiola joined the corporate 18 months in the past, bringing with him his brother Pep as a star consumer.

Because the main Dutch company, SEG had been beforehand concerned in bringing Robin van Persie, Memphis Depay and Daley Blind to United, however their involvement on the membership had dried up till they orchestrated the deal that led to Ten Hag’s appointment as supervisor in Could 2022. 

Of United’s 45 middleman transactions printed by the FA between February 2022 and January 2023, which incorporates each contract issued by the membership throughout that interval, SEG should not listed as soon as.

Ten Hag has beforehand been criticised for his tendency to concentrate on signing gamers he has already labored with. Antony and Lisandro Martinez each adopted him from Ajax final 12 months.

SEG had been additionally concerned in negotiations to promote Harry Maguire to West Ham earlier than talks collapsed

Vos is a daily face at United’s coaching floor and employs Ten Hag’s son as an analyst at SEG

As well as, two of United’s predominant signings this summer time, goalkeeper Andre Onana and Amrabat, had performed for Ten Hag at Ajax and Utrecht respectively.

A supply at SEG insisted that Vos had no private involvement in negotiations with West Ham over Maguire. Additionally they identified that as a worldwide firm they had been concerned in additional than 300 transfers this summer time, with the United transactions representing about one per cent of their enterprise.

United sources stated that it’s not uncommon for high golf equipment to have robust hyperlinks with specific businesses resulting from private relationships fashioned by their key personnel, which frequently brings benefits within the switch market.

Whereas acknowledging that the shut relationship with Vos had turn into a speaking level, United insisted that their senior management are snug with the place.

A spokesperson for Manchester United declined to remark.