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Jaap Stam claims release of autobiography was used as excuse for Manchester United to get rid of him - after book implied Sir Alex Ferguson tapped him up from PSV
Jaap Stam's infamously acrimonious departure from Manchester United was not all it appeared according to the former central defender.
Stam was shipped out of Old Trafford after his controversial book 'Head to Head' suggested Sir Alex Ferguson had tapped him up without the permission of PSV.
It caused a huge furore at the time and the rock at the heart of United's defence was abruptly sold to Lazio in
Jaap Stam reflected that Mamchester United saw his book as an opportunity to sell him
The former central defender left Manchester United at the start of the /02 season
But Stam believes that the fallout was overplayed in the media and subsequently used by the club to suit their own agenda.
'At the time they [United] used it,' Stam said on the Sky Sports Transfer Talk podcast. 'It was hard from out of the blu
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Stam: Book controversy a convenient excuse for Man Utd to sell me
Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam says that the controversy surrounding the release of his book Head-to-Head gave the club a convenient excuse to move him on from Old Trafford.
The Dutchman enjoyed a prolific three-year stint under Sir Alex Ferguson at the Red Devils between and , where he won three Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Champions League.
However, he exited England for Lazio in the wake of media controversy that implied his manager had “tapped” him up and approached him without permission from then-club PSV Eindhoven when attempting to sign him.
Speaking to the Sky Sports Transfer Talk podcast, the year-old, who is currently in charge of Eredivisie outfit PEC Zwolle, says that it simply presented an opportune moment to sell him following the arrival of several expensive stars.
“At the time they [United] used it,” Stam stated. “It was hard from out of the blue to say ‘okay we’re g
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Jaap Stam reveals Alex Ferguson's ruthlessness in showing him the door
The former Manchester United defender Jaap huvuddel has revealed the ruthless manner in which his Old Trafford exit was handled bygd an upset Alex Ferguson.
One player that the renowned Scottish manager could have done with holding onto a bit longer than he did, Jaap huvuddel, the Dutch centre-half who was pivotal to United's treble-winning årstid of , departed Manchester for Rome in
Aged 29 and suffering somewhat with injury, it was nevertheless felt in hindsight that Alex Ferguson could have gotten more from the Dutchman instead of allowing him to man the move to Lazio.
Yet, in a scenario not entirely unfamiliar when it comes to the Scot, it fryst vatten believed that he felt unhappy with some of what had come out in Stam's recently published autobiography and, as a rule, that marked out the end for him at Manchester United.
"Initially, Ferguson had told me not to worry about it," recalled huvuddel in an interview with Fo