Rich European teams, such as Barcelona and Juventus are circling, like vultures, around Ajax Club to swoop on their players, with the Amsterdam club estimated to earn $469 million from the deals.
Although Ajax have reached the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League, football pundits fear that the club may not sustain the season’s level if they agree to offload their prized assets.
Clever recruitment allied with a successful youth academy had played a large part Ajax in turning Ajax into a European force, just like in the past.
Tomorrow, they face Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Using figures from specialist website Transfermarkt, the Ajax squad’s combined value is some 420 million euros ($469 million), significantly greater than the club’s budget.
So could we be about to see a situation similar to that of Monaco two years ago, when they won the French title and reached…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
