Good decision to snub United, says dad

– Dutch football great Patrick Kluivert said this week he believes his son Justin (right) made the right call in snubbing Manchester United to join AS Roma.

Kluivert, 19, had looked set to head for the Premeir League this summer but instead the winger opted to move to Italy after two years at Ajax.

“United would have been too big a jump,” former Ajax, AC Milan and Barcelona striker Kluivert, 42, told Gazzetta dello Sport.

“Roma are an important club but the pressures are less.

“Roma don’t have to win at all costs and it is a club that is used to good football. It is the ideal place for Justin right now.”

Milan

Kluivert has signed until 2023 with the side from the Italian capital who finished third in Serie A last season.

The teenager made an immediate impact with his cross setting up Edin Dzeko for the match-winner in the opening Serie A game against Torino last weekend.

“I’m very satisfied with what he’s doing,” added Kluivert Sr, who earned 79 caps for the Netherlands before retiring in 2004, and is now the Cameroon assistant coach.

Kluivert Jr made 30 league appearances for Ajax last season, scoring 10 goals, and earned his first call up to the Dutch national team in March. –