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George Smith

What Manchester United told Dillon Hoogewerf before transfer from Ajax

Youngster Dillon Hoogewerf has revealed that Manchester United devised a plan for his first-team debut when he joined the club from Ajax last summer.

Recruited from the Eredivisie giants, Hoogewerf has made a strong impression for United's academy this season, scoring six times in 16 matches in all competitions for the Under-18s.

The forward, who is just 17, has also scored once in three appearances in the Premier League 2 this season.

And the former Ajax man is now eyeing up his debut for the first-team, with the forward now looking to tick that objective off his bucket list "as quickly as possible."

"I want to [make my] debut as quickly as possible. That is why I went there. Manchester United came up with a good plan and the intention to make me debut at an early age," Hoogewerf said, as quoted by Ajax Show Time .

On how he has adjusted to life in England after his time in Holland, Hoogewerf continued: "In England it is more conditional and more physical.

"Defending is not my strength. If I can fight there and do what I did in the Netherlands, then I think I can handle any competition.

"Especially the matches are really tough. It’s different than in the Netherlands.

"If you play against a club from the second league there, you can still expect a lot. If you play against NAC Breda here, it is likely that you will win."

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