Former Arsenal star Marc Overmars is being linked to a new job with old foes Manchester United.
The 47-year-old has been working with his former club Ajax for eight years now, seeing the club become a top side in European football once again during his time as director of football.
United have wanted to install a "head of football" for a long time, with chief executive Ed Woodward promising to fill the role back in 2019.
That was around the same time that Overmars was being linked with a return to North London, as Arsenal continued their backroom shake-up.
The former winger's partnership with Edwin van der Sar in a boardroom role has seen Ajax return as a force to be reckoned with in Europe, heading to a Europa League final and within minutes of a Champions League final in the space of two years.
But Overmars has hinted that a time for them both to depart the club could be coming - and if he were to make his way to Manchester, Arsenal could see their failure to seal a move for Overmars come back to bite them.
"When I was appointed in this job at Ajax I knew I only wanted to stay for three or four years maximum," Overmars said. "I have been here eight seasons now!
"For me – but just as much for Edwin – it is sure that we are not going to carry on here until we are 60.
"This job at Ajax is costing too much energy. The whole of the Netherlands is constantly on my back and has an opinion about us.
"The job has brought a lot of great things too. Edwin and I are proud that we have brought Ajax back where it should be in Europe.
"We have a special bond. The best thing is that we enjoyed the great 1990s as players together," Overmars said on his partnership with Van der Sar, the Ajax CEO.
"At the time you don’t realise how special that is. Now, 25 years later, we have achieved the same things at management level that we achieved as players.
"We had one shared ambition – we wanted Ajax to reach a European final. Which one did not matter. We managed that in 2017, and now we want more. We want to win the Champions League or Europa League."
