After Manchester United player Altay Bayindir declared that the Dutch legend is his all-time favorite goalie, Edwin van der Sar responded angrily.
On transfer deadline day, 25-year-old Bayindir left Fenerbahce for the Red Devils for £4.3 million, but he hasn’t played yet.
The legendary Man United player Van der Sar responded brutally with Bayindir.
He joined the current No. 1 Andre Onana, who, like David de Gea and Dean Henderson, moved from Inter Milan to Old Trafford.
In a recent social media interview, Bayindir waxed poetic about Van der Sar, the four-time Premier League champion and one Champions League championship winner as United’s No. 1 and was questioned about his favorite glovesman.
He remarked, “My favorite goalkeeper for Manchester United when I was younger was Edwin van der Sar. I know him to be a legend. I watched a lot of Manchester United games.”
Van der Sar saw his response on social media and was unable to contain his outrage.
“Hello Altay, I’ll see you soon in Manchester and we’ll talk about goalkeeping, but as you know, Andre is still my favorite,” the Dutchman remarked.
Van der Sar’s affection for the Cameroonian international who is now a Red Devil can be explained by the fact that he was Onana’s coworker and previous chief executive of Ajax.
However, since Onana is scheduled to travel to the Africa Cup of Nations in January, it seems like Erik ten Hag may soon offer Bayindir his chance to shine in goal.
The Turkish shot-stopper has received a lot of praise lately from Ten Hag, who stated: “He makes a very good impression in training, he’s really developing and progressing.”
Bayindir paid £4.3 million to join Man United in the summer.
“We are confident that we have the two best goalkeepers in our squad to do the job for us, so we’re very happy with that.”
Five points behind Tottenham in fourth position in the Premier League, Ten Hag’s team is now ranked sixth.
Man United will play again on Sunday at Goodison Park against Everton.