Gloukh is the big fish this transferwindow for Ajax, which has previously strengthened with goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros (rented from Liverpool), attacker Raul Moro (for 9.5 million euros plus 1.5 million euros in bonuses from Real Valladolid) and Joeri Heerkens (Slavia Prague). The Amsterdam club was a lot to get a quality reinforcement, which adds creativity and scoring ability to midfield. With Gloukh it was found.
‘Think of Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart near Oscar Gloukh’
The 21-year-old midfielder already has 21 international matches for the A-team of Israel after his name and can provide excellent statistics at his club. In 100 duels for the Austrian club, Gloukh scored 21 goals and took care of 23 assists. Against Brann Bergen, in the preliminary round of the Champions League, he delivered the important and beautiful assist to the 1-1.
Oscar Gloukh for his Salzburg time
He also set good statistics at his youth club Maccabi Tel Aviv, which he exchanged for Salzburg two years ago. For that club, the midfielder scored 9 goals in 33 games and provided 8 assists. In the Israeli team, the man from Rehovot, a city south of Tel Aviv, scored 3 goals in 21 international matches and gave 2 assists.
Incidentally, Ajax was already in the picture in 2023 as a new club from Gloukh, his manager Shachar Greenberg told earlier. ,, Ajax was our first option before Oscar went to Red Bull Salzburg (in 2023, ed.). We were then approached by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and we spoke to each other at the training complex, but Ajax did not continue to capture him. Red Bull came before Ajax moved and paid the limited transfer fee (7 million euros, ed.) To Maccabi Tel Aviv. ”