Daley Blind would have to take a pay cut in order to re-join Ajax from Manchester United this summer.

The Dutch club want to bring Blind back to Amsterdam, four years after he left in a £13.8 million deal, and the player is thought to be open to a move after becoming surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.

Blind has a year left on his United contract after the club activated a 12-month option to extend the deal until the end of next season.

United are demanding a fee for Blind but Ajax could not afford that plus his wages, which are thought to be around £120,000 a week.

As such, unless United opted to waive a fee in order to get Blind off the wage bill as manager Jose Mourinho seeks more reinforcements, the 28-year-old would have to take a pay cut to return to Ajax. Roma had enquired about Blind in January but their interest came to nothing.