Maarten Stekelenburg was the only keeper of the first team on the field today and a few hours later he re-signed. The 39-year-old Haarlemmer has extended his expiring contract by one year. “I wanted to continue and fortunately Ajax too,” says Stekelenburg.
Last season, Stekelenburg started the season as the first goalkeeper. In October, he suffered a hip injury that left him sidelined for a long time. Made in the cup final The Stitch his return to the reigning national champion. “I’ve had an unpleasant year. I took my rest during the holidays, because I trained hard during the season to rehabilitate,” said Stekelenburg on the Ajax website†
Trainer Alfred Schreuder said that he is not looking for reinforcements below the bar. This means that Stekelenburg will fight together with Remko Pasveer and Jay Gorter what the ranking will look like next season. “First of all, I’m already happy that I’m going to continue for another year. But once you start training, you also want to play. That’s what I’m going for.”
Ajax was on the training field for the first time this morning. On Monday, the team – without the internationals – will leave for De Lutte for a training camp. There, Schreuder’s team plays practice matches against SV Meppen and SC Paderborn.