The 21-year-old came close to leaving Amsterdam last year, with Erik ten Hag believed to have made the youngster one of his top targets when he took over at Manchester United.
Despite Timber’s agent being spotted at United’s London offices, however, a deal never materialised and in the end it was team-mate Lisandro Martinez who made the switch to Old Trafford.
Having lost a host of players last summer, Ajax had been reluctant to let yet another of their academy starlets go while Timber himself had some reservations – and ultimately opted to sign a contract extension.
Then Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal had made it clear that he would only select players for the World Cup who were in good form and playing regularly, and Timber felt his chances of playing in Qatar would be improved if he stayed at Ajax.
That proved to be the case, with Timber starting on the right side of Holland’s back three along with Virgil van Dijk and Nathan Ake as Matthijs de Ligt and Stefan de Vrij were benched.
However, Timber is now believed to be keen to test himself away from Ajax and Dutch television show Veronica Offside claim he is starting to put plans in place over a move.
It appears Liverpool may be his preferred destination, with claims that his girlfriend has already been scouting out potential places to live in the area.
Were he to move to Anfield, Timber would be reunited with Netherlands centre-back partner Virgil van Dijk, while there are also suggestions that Liverpool are trying to secure a deal for the defender’s old Ajax team-mate Ryan Gravenberch.
Jurgen Klopp is set to oversee a rebuild at Liverpool this summer and a defender is one of several positions he is looking to bring in, with Joel Matip and Joe Gomez having struggled when brought into the team.
Timber would compete with Ibrahima Konate for a place alongside Van Dijk, while he is also capable of playing at right-back and would provide cover and competition for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Currently, Liverpool’s only cover in that area is 37-year-old, potential free agent James Milner.
Given he is contracted to Ajax until 2025, Timber is unlikely to come cheap with United’s £52million deal for Martinez perhaps setting a benchmark for what the Dutchman is likely to cost.
Former Ajax midfielder Andy van der Meyde, who was a pundit on the Veronica Offside show, reacted to the claims by saying: ‘You sometimes see on the pitch that he is thinking: if only I had left earlier!’
Timber has had a far less impressive season individually this year which has not been helped by Ajax’s struggles; the reigning champions are eight points adrift of Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord and sacked manager Alfred Schreuder earlier this year.
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