The written bid, signed by FC Porto chairman André Villas-Boas, could continue by bonuses to 17 million euros, but also does not come close to the amount that Ajax uses as an asking price. The Amsterdammers want to receive 35 million euros for the 23-year-old midfielder, who is still fixed in Amsterdam until mid-2027.
Does Francesco Fararian Time stretch at FC Porto and does Ajax miss out on lump sum?
Farioli drills Ajax 5 million euros
Moreover, they have not forgotten that Faroli and FC Porto drilled them 5 million euros through the nose by waiting until after 1 July with the signing a contract, so that a clause that Ajax had agreed with the Italian was no longer in force. Farioli and the Portuguese club want to be in the first rank for a dime, but Ajax is not going to keep a sale.
Francesco Farioli at his presentation at FC Porto. © ANP/HH
Given the gigantic gap between the first bid and the asking price, the interest of FC Porto seems like a hopeless matter. The Portuguese club has only done a transfer once that comes close to the asking price of Ajax for Taylor. That was last season when 32 million euros was counted for striker Samuhowa from Atletico Madrid. The second largest purchase from FC Porto is the transfer fee of 21 million euros that was paid two seasons ago for Nico Gonzalez from FC Barcelona. The current bid on Taylor would be the third largest incoming transfer ever from FC Porto in terms of bare transfer fee, still behind that of Hulk from the 2008/2009 season. FC Porto then counted down 19 million euros for the power man with the special football name. Ajax will also include that FC Porto does not have a good reputation when it comes to fulfilling financial agreements.
The fact that FC Porto has come up with such a low bid is remarkable, because the Portuguese was told twice two weeks ago that 35 million euros was the minimum amount for which Ajax wanted to cooperate.
Do Kenneth Taylor want to go to FC Porto?
The question is also whether Taylor is really warm. Although the midfielder from Heiloo under Farioli completely lived up last season and experienced a strong season, the sporting perspectives are not very attractive. In Portugal he is again not playing in a top competition and FC Porto finished last season as number three with 11 points behind a large distance from Champion Sporting. At an earlier stage, with Atletico Madrid and Napoli inquired clubs of a completely different caliber for Taylor. Moreover, Taylor could not play Champions League at FC Porto, because OS Dragoes did not qualify Ajax for that, unlike Taylor’s current Club. FC Porto, like Go Ahead Eagles, participates in the Europa League.
New Ajax trainer John Heitinga on the talk chair at presentation: ‘That’s how Arne Slot brought me further’
The new Ajax trainer John Heitinga has already emphasized several times during the club in Epe in Epe opposite Taylor, that he sees the midfielder as an important link for the coming season and would like to keep it up.