Jasper Cillessen rules out Manchester United switch

Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has said that he expects to remain with the Dutch side rather than join Manchester United.

The Netherlands international has been linked with a move to United, where he would join up again with former national team boss Louis van Gaal.

The 26-year-old has been touted as a replacement for United's David de Gea, but Cillessen has played down suggestions that he will move to Old Trafford.

"As far as I know it has never been a thing," he told NOS.

"I, the club, or my agent have never heard anything. As for me, this season begins and ends at Ajax."

Cillessen was Van Gaal's first-choice stopper at the World Cup last year.