Edwin van der Sar has revealed he held two rounds of talks with Ed Woodward about joining Man United in an executive role. The club's legendary Dutch goalkeeper, 55, was most recently chief executive at Ajax but could have joined his old Premier League side. Van der Sar quit his role with Ajax in 2023 after the team finished a disappointing third in the Dutch Eredivise, with the Dutch giants missing out on a Champions League place. In July of 2023, Van der Sar suffered a serious health scare while on holiday in Croatia. Gianluigi Donnarumma is one of the goalkeepers Van der Sar says he admires mostOn that difficult time, he said: 'I’m OK now.

Source: Metro February 22, 2026 20:38 UTC