• 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…
• 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…
• Dutch side make surprise decision following defeat by FC Twente• Keizer took over from Peter Bosz in the summerAjax have announced that Marcel Keizer and his assistant coaches Hennie Spijkerman and Dennis Bergkamp have been “removed from active duty”…
Abdelhak Nouri was living his dream, playing for Ajax, when he collapsed on the pitch and suffered permanent brain damage. His family and friends talk eloquently about a warm and kind boy who had everything in front of himOn the first floor of a modern…
Abdelhak Nouri was living his dream, playing for Ajax, when he collapsed on the pitch and suffered permanent brain damage. His family and friends talk eloquently about a warm and kind boy who had everything in front of himOn the first floor of a modern…
• Colombian centre-back signs contract until 2023 subject to work permit
• Spurs also sign goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga from Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of the Ajax centre-back Davinson Sánchez for a reported club-record fee, subject to a work permit.
Spurs announced a deal for the 21-year-old had been agreed with the Dutch side on Friday but the Colombia centre-back underwent a medical and signed a contract until 2023 on Wednesday.
• Mauricio Pochettino closes in on Colombia centre-half
• Club officials are thrashing out a deal for the 21-year-old
Tottenham are closing in on their first signing of the transfer window after they agreed a club record fee of up to £42m with Ajax for centre-half Davinson Sánchez, with the Colombia defender now expected to compete his move in the coming days.
Related: Fall of pound means Tottenham face paying more for Davinson Sánchez by the day
• Ajax’s stance reflects problem faced by Premier League clubs since Brexit vote
• Dutch club slow down negotiations as pound continues to fall against euro
Premier League clubs are facing demands for ever higher transfer fees and for players’ wages to be paid in euros because of the collapse in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote.
As sterling fell this week to its lowest value since Britain emerged from the financial crash, the consequences for top-flight clubs have been laid bare by the ongoing haggling over the future of Ajax’s Davinson Sánchez.
• Colombia defender has informed Ajax he wants to join Spurs
• Tottenham also interested in Celta Vigo midfielder Pape Cheikh
Tottenham have opened talks with Ajax over the transfer of Davinson Sánchez, with Mauricio Pochettino increasingly confident of signing him after the Colombia defender informed the Dutch side that he wants to move to White Hart Lane.
Having sold Kyle Walker to Manchester City for a fee that could reach £50m, Pochettino has been searching for reinforcements to his squad and identified the 21-year-old as the perfect player to complement Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen in his back three.
• Colombia defender has informed Ajax he wants to join Spurs
• Tottenham also interested in Celta Vigo midfielder Pape Cheikh
Tottenham have opened talks with Ajax over the transfer of Davinson Sánchez, with Mauricio Pochettino increasingly confident of signing him after the Colombia defender informed the Dutch side that he wants to move to White Hart Lane.
Having sold Kyle Walker to Manchester City for a fee that could reach £50m, Pochettino has been searching for reinforcements to his squad and identified the 21-year-old as the perfect player to complement Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen in his back three.
• Italy forward signs five-year deal after leaving Fiorentina
• Crystal Palace complete the signing of Jairo Riedewald from Ajax
Juventus have confirmed the signing of the Italy international Federico Bernardeschi from Fiorentina for €40m (£35.7m). The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Italian champions.
Bernardeschi, who starred for Italy at the European Under-21 Championship in Poland last month, is expected to fly to the US on Tuesday where he will join his team‑mates in Boston ahead of Juventus’s next friendly against Paris Saint-Germain.
