Tanguy Ndombele and Nicolas Pépé have caught English eyes, while Lucas Hernández is the window’s hottest propertyCurrent club Atlético Madrid. Estimated value £72.3m Continue reading…
From a much-vaunted Dutch footballer to a quick bowler and pole vaulter who broke a world record aged sevenFrenkie de Jong (Ajax & Netherlands) Continue reading…
• Roma 0-2 Real Madrid; Juventus 1-0 Valencia• Gareth Bale and Lucas Vázquez score for Spanish giantsReal Madrid found solace in the Champions League once more as a 2-0 win at Roma confirmed top spot in Group G.The champions took a 47th-minute lead thr…
• Footage appears to show petrol bomb thrown into stands• Greek police officers reportedly hit Ajax fans before gameAEK Athens’ Champions League defeat to Ajax in the Greek capital was marred by violent scenes before kick-off.The away fans came under a…
Dutch side are closing on the Champions League knockout phase thanks to latest batch of tyros causing the sharks to circleLast month a reporter stuck a microphone in Matthijs de Ligt’s face and asked the Ajax defender to choose a favourite out of Barce…
• Ronaldo may miss trip to Manchester United next month• Ajax defeat AEK Athens 3-0; Bayern Munich beat Benfica 2-0Cristiano Ronaldo may miss a return to Old Trafford with Juventus on 23 October after he left the pitch in tears following a red card for…
The former Arsenal striker on how his heart problem inspired him to set up a foundation and why clubs should do more to monitor their players’ healthNwankwo Kanu remembers the shouting, the confusion and the overriding sense of desperation. A woman had…
Today’s whispers are feeling blondeAjax are a selling club. Academy prospects are either polished into diamonds or players are craftily bought on the cheap and sold for enormous profit – the club has made an estimated €400m in transfer fees in the last…
• ‘Appie’ Nouri collapsed in pre-season game last July• ‘If I compare it with the past, at the moment it’s going well’The condition of Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri is improving, more than a year after he collapsed during a friendly match and suffered…
• Clubs reportedly agree £14.1m fee for Dutch international• West Ham sign £3.5m Paraguay defender Fabian BalbuenaManchester United’s Daley Blind is set for a return to Ajax after the two clubs reportedly agreed a £14.1m fee for the defender.Blind made…
• Nouri suffered a cardiac arrest during a pre-season friendly• The player suffered ‘serious and permanent’ brain damageAjax have admitted to providing “inadequate” on-field medical treatment for Abdelhak Nouri after the former midfielder collapsed dur…
• De Ligt could replace Vincent Kompany at Manchester City• Highly-rated 18-year-old has been capped by NetherlandsPep Guardiola is monitoring Ajax’s highly-rated 18-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt as a potential long-term replacement for Vincent Ko…
• Forward favours United move after Ajax contract talks break down• Interest casts further doubt over future of Anthony MartialJosé Mourinho is targeting Ajax’s Justin Kluivert this summer, with the 19-year-old favouring a move to Manchester United.Klu…
Past master was schooled by the Dutch greats but has turned to youth as he tries to return his country to football’s top tableWatching Ronald Koeman’s press conference before the Netherlands’ friendly against England on Friday, it almost felt as though…
• Dutch FA and Ajax knew of condition in 2014• Nouri’s family ‘convinced Abdelhak had no knowledge’ of it• Ajax player collapsed on pitch in July and has permanent brain damageAbdelhak Nouri’s family have responded to reports that the 20-year-old had a…
