Ajax rents Italian pinch hitter Lucca (21) for a season

Ajax has a second striker in, Lorenzo Lucca can call himself an Ajax player for at least one season. The team from Amsterdam rent the Italian striker from Serie B club AC Pisa. The club has also stipulated an option to buy in the lease.

If the team from Amsterdam wants to keep Lucca at the club longer after a season, they can definitively take over the striker for an amount of ten million euros. so know The Telegraph to report. With the arrival of Lucca, Ajax seems to have fulfilled the wishes of trainer Alfred Schreuder in the front of the attack.

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In addition to the return of Brian Brobbey, the new Ajax coach was still looking for a so-called pinchhitter. A striker who can break open difficult matches. With the arrival of the two meter long Lucca, Schreuder has his desired second striker up his sleeve.

The young striker played a total of 35 games with the Italian second divisionist. In it, Lucca scored six times and gave an assist four times. He has also played five caps for Italy Under 21, scoring twice.

Acquisitions

The team from Amsterdam is busy with a busy transfer summer. Previously became Steven Bergwijn, Calvin Bassey, Francisco Conceicao, Owen Wijndal and Brobbey already attracted. Ajax’s first competition match will be against Fortuna Sittard next Saturday. The kick-off in Sittard is 4.30 pm, but it is still unclear whether Lucca can be used immediately.

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