David Shonfield: Ajax young bloods impress old Wesley Sneijder

There are men with a foot in both camps for tonight’s Europa League final. Daley Blind is one, another is Wesley Sneijder.

José Mourinho’s main man at Inter Milan continues to revere the treble-winning manager to whom he dedicated his Ballon D’Or trophy in 2010. He has been linked with a move to United on several occasions.

Yet Sneijder is also the most distinguished modern graduate of the Ajax academy, having joined the club’s nursery at the age of seven and gone on to play 180 matches for the club before moving to Real Madrid.