Manchester United sacked Solskier in November, less than 24 hours after his side were beaten by Watford at Vicarage Road. And Ten Haag is now the pioneer to take the baton permanently from the 49-year-old, especially since he recently gave an interview to the club. United, for their part, keep their options open with the Red Devils also admiring Mauricio Pochettino, Julen Lopetegui and Luis Enrique in the background. And Ten Haag has now broken his silence, insisting that ties with big clubs are normal, while also suggesting that he would be open to leaving Ajax behind. “My focus at the moment is only on Ajax. “But in football you never know,” he told Sport1. Want the latest football news? Join our brand new Facebook team by clicking here He added: “We just have very good training for young people and we can always show talent. “Sometimes I also wonder: where does it come from now? The quality that follows is huge. “It’s about developing a lot of talent. I did it together with my coaching team. “I can only speak for us: We have an idea and a philosophy here in Amsterdam and it is passed on to young players from an early age. “The idea systematically runs through the club.” Want the latest football news? Join our brand new Facebook team by clicking here Ten Haag also opened the way he has run Ajax for the past five years, while also insisting that he is determined to win trophies before the end of the campaign. “In the end it was the lack of attention that hit us hard,” he said, referring to their recent departure from the Champions League from Benfica. “We have to live with it now, but we come together and look ahead. We have nice tasks ahead of us because we can still win two titles. “My team has become more changeable and dynamic. We lost some important games and suffered setbacks in recent years. “As a coach I had to continue to build the team. “But you can not compare the teams of recent years with today.” And when asked about speculation surrounding Ajax players such as Ryan Gravenberch and Anthony, he made it clear that he was not intimidated by the rumors. “No! I know my players’ only attention is on Ajax,” he said when asked if he was bothered by rumors. “The boys know what they are playing for. “But logically, if you are ambitious, you would of course want to take the next step in the Bundesliga, the Premier League or La Liga at some point. “I always tell the kids to watch it after the season. “Until then, Ajax will have the full attention.”
