The 20-year-old defender has stayed behind in the Netherlands ‘as a result of the corona measures’. Ajax expects Timber to be able to join his teammates in the Algarve in the short term.
In addition to Timber, Sébastien Haller and André Onana are also missing, who will prepare for the Africa Cup with their national teams. Sean Klaiber and Maarten Stekelenburg have been injured for a long time and are working on their recovery in the Netherlands.
Brian Brobbey, who has returned to Ajax, is also part of Ten Hag’s selection, as are the talents Youri Baas, Amourricho van Axel Dongen, Youri Regeer, Naci Ünüvar, Kristian Hlynsson and Charlie Setford. The squad consists of 28 players in total. Ajax will resume the competition on January 16 with an away match against FC Utrecht.