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Jaap Stam Back At Old Trafford
Former center back Jaap Stam is back on the Manchester United payroll. The Dutchman has reportedly picked up a scouting job at Old Trafford...
Jaap Stam left Manchester in a hurry in 2001 after publishing his autobiography. The former defender criticized manager Alex Ferguson and some of his team-mates in his book and was subsequently sold to Italian outfit Lazio.
'The Bald Slayer' then played for three seasons with Lazio before moving on to AC Milan, where he spent two seasons. He returned to The Netherlands in order to end his career with Amsterdam giants Ajax in 2007.
He made more than 80 appearances for Manchester United and was regarded as one of the world's best defenders before his book caused some friction between himself and fiery Scot Sir Alex. The latter, however, recently announced that letting go of Stam was one of the rare mistakes he's made during his long career.
Now, seven years after his move to Italy, Stam has returned to his beloved Manchester. The 36-year-old has reportedly accepted a scouting job and has already visited Brazil to have a look at hot prospect Douglas Costa, who's currently playing for Gremio.
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