The former Arsenal winger is one of the frontrunners to fill the void left by Sven Mislintat at the Emirates, with Roma chief Monchi – who worked with Unai Emery at Sevilla – also in the running.
Since 2012, Overmars has overseen Ajax’s incredible recruitment of players which has made them huge profits on the likes of Justin Kluivert, Frenkie de Jong and Davinson Sanchez.
The next player to leave looks likely to be skipper De Ligt, who racked up his 100th Eredivisie appearance last week despite still only being 19 years old.
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Overmars admits Ajax are unlikely to keep hold of the Netherlands international and says he’d be front of the queue to sign him if he took over at another club.
Asked if De Ligt would be the next big player to leave Ajax in an interview with AS, Overmars replied:
‘I think so. For me, De Ligt can play easily on any of the six best teams in the world right now.
‘He has the power, the mentality, the heart. If I worked at another club, I would like to sign him immediately.
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‘We do not need to sell him, we do not need the money, but I know he will go to one of the big clubs [eventually].’
De Ligt has already been linked with a host of European giants, from Barcelona to Juventus to Manchester United, and is likely to command a transfer fee in excess of £50m, and perhaps even rival the £75m Liverpool spent on countryman Virgil van Dijk – the record for a centre-back.
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