Daley Blind and Louis van Gaal clinch awards in Holland just hours after finalising £14m move at Manchester United

  • Manchester United signed Daley Blind for £14million 
  • Louis van Gaal joined Blind in collecting an award over in Holland
  • The pair had taken promotional pictures together in Manchester earlier  

Daley Blind and Louis van Gaal were busy shaking hands and posing for pictures on Monday afternoon as Manchester United captured their man. 

But no sooner had the promotional shots been snapped and forms ratified, the pair were straight back to Holland to collect a couple of awards. 

Blind, who has cost United £14million from Ajax, picked up the Golden Shoe at the Dutch Player of the Year awards. 


VIDEO Scroll down to watch Edwin van der Saar on his countryman Daley Blind 

Smile! Daley Blind (left, pictured next to father Danny) won the Dutch Player of the Year award 

Smile! Daley Blind (left, pictured next to father Danny) won the Dutch Player of the Year award 

Title: Louis van Gaal (next to Dutch FA chairman Michael van Praag) was handed a lifetime achievement award

Title: Louis van Gaal (next to Dutch FA chairman Michael van Praag) was handed a lifetime achievement award

Addressing: Van Gaal gave a speech to the audience at the annual gala in Hilversum 

Addressing: Van Gaal gave a speech to the audience at the annual gala in Hilversum 

Get up and running! The former Holland coach needs to start winning games at Old Trafford 

Get up and running! The former Holland coach needs to start winning games at Old Trafford 

He was followed on stage by his new manager - at club level, anyway - who was presented with a lifetime achievement award for his services to the game. 

Van Gaal looked in circumspect mood as he addressed the audience at the gala in Hilversum after a tricky start to his tenure in Manchester. 

United have failed to win under the new boss yet and were unceremoniously dumped out of the Capital One Cup by League One MK Dons. 

What followed that defeat was a recruitment drive that was going right down to the wire on deadline day as the club tried to get a loan deal for Monaco's Radamel Falcao over the line. 

Dreamland! Blind spoke about joining the 'best club in the world' when the move was finalised

Dreamland! Blind spoke about joining the 'best club in the world' when the move was finalised

Cheers gaffer! Louis van Gaal looked delighted with the capture of the 24-year-old

Cheers gaffer! Van Gaal had earlier looked delighted with the capture of the 24-year-old on deadline day