Edwin van der Sar has revealed that Manchester United target Donny van de Beek will be allowed to leave Ajax this summer - but not on the cheap.
United have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old attacking midfielder, who scored 10 goals and recorded 11 assists in 37 games for the Dutch side this season.
There has been much talk of lower transfer fees this summer with clubs feeling the financial strain after being kept out of action by the coronavirus pandemic.
But Ajax chief executive Van der Sar said the Dutch club place a high value on players who reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last year.
And the former United goalkeeper insists there will be no cut-price sale of Van de Beek, who is also believed to be on the radar of Real Madrid and Juventus.
“In January last year, people said we were going to lose seven or eight players but we lost only two key members,” Van der Sar told Reuters .
“The big clubs such as Bayern Munich have said the benchmark fee will go down in the next few transfer windows. But it's easier for them to say because they are the buyers.
"Of course, the €150m-€200m (£131m-£175m) transfers are gone.
"But I think there is still a lot of value for players who come from Ajax. Well educated, experienced in winning and playing European football.
“Last year, we made verbal agreements with [Andre] Onana, [Nicolas] Tagliafico, Van de Beek to stay another season and then we look to help each other and find the next step in their careers.
“Nothing has changed. There won't be a 50% discount. The clubs can forget about that.”
Earlier this season, Ajax struck a £36m deal with Chelsea for midfielders Hakim Ziyech to join the Londoners this summer.
United could try to do a similar deal - although from Holland claim Van de Beek would prefer a move to Spain.
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