The transfer period is over, so all North Holland clubs know where they stand. It was a relatively quiet month for Ajax. Mo Ihattaren was recruited, David Neres left, Nico Tagliafico stayed and Steven Bergwijn did not come. Director of football affairs Marc Overmars takes a look Ajax TV back.
For a long time, born Amsterdammer Bergwijn seemed to be the replacement for Neres, who moved for at least 12 million euros to Shakhtar Donetsk. “These are uncertain times for all football clubs. As management, we did not think it was right to quote the entire financial package now. Normally you push on, as was the case with Sébastien Haller last year, but not now. Tottenham is also not a club that lets players go easily. It was not possible now. Who knows what the future will bring,” says Overmars about Bergwijn.
“Children make mistakes, but you have to blame yourself. He sees that himself”
Ihattaren did come. Ajax rents him for a year from Juventus, with an option to buy. Overmars: “You are talking about a nineteen-year-old child. Children make mistakes, but you have to find the blame with yourself. He sees that himself. We will do everything we can to make it a success. become a success, but it starts with himself. Trainer Erik ten Hag can get players back on track.”
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It has been a disappointing season for Argentina international Tagliafico. He has to tolerate Daley Blind as left back, which made a transfer possible. However, it didn’t go through. “That was quite difficult. I wish him everything, but we should not shoot ourselves in the foot,” says Overmars.
“I hope that at the end of the season there will be a nice solution for Tagliafico”
“If FC Barcelona hires Tagliafico, then we have to find a replacement. Suppose something happens in the Champions League and you have to draft a youth player. That can go wrong. Now we did not find a good solution for him. I hope that at the end of the season there will be a nice solution for Tagliafico.”
Eriksen
Finally, ex-Ajacied Christian Eriksen suddenly trained with Jong Ajax. After his cardiac arrest during the European Championship last year, the Dane was looking for a new club. “We have talked about a transfer, but we already have a lot of midfielders, who also have yet to break through. Eriksen’s arrival would block that,” concludes Overmars, while the attacking midfielder has now signed a contract with the club. English Brentford.
Leader Ajax will resume the competition on Sunday with a home match against Heracles Almelo.
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