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Ajax Amsterdam: Christian Eriksen and Wout Weghorst do business as new signings
Of the above candidates for elimination, only Akpom was used in a 1-0 win against Vojvodina Novi Sad in a Europa League qualifier last Thursday. Winter newcomer Jordan Henderson wore the captain’s armband. Farioli is said to be considering giving his armband to the 34-year-old Englishman and thus rendering powerless the previous incumbent, Steven Bergwijn, who is currently on an extended European Championship break.
Apart from Henderson and Bergwijn, you won’t find any big names at Ajax. Strikers Brian Brobbey, who was once unhappy at RB Leipzig, and Julian Rijkhoff are still known by their positions in Germany. After three years in Borussia Dortmund’s youth team, he returned to his former club in the winter for 1.4 million euros. In the second half of the season, the 19-year-old made a few short appearances, including coming on as a substitute against Novi Sad.
Veterans Christian Eriksen (32, Manchester United) and Wout Weghorst (31, FC Burnley) are considered potential new additions once the sale opens. “We have been travelling a lot as a family over the past few years. I am looking for a permanent place for us, so a home is definitely an option,” Weghorst explained. Kicker, Asked about a possible move. “Ajax is the biggest club in the Netherlands, I don’t need to say more than that.”
The biggest, certainly, but no longer the most structured or even the best club in the Netherlands. “We have agreed internally that we want to finish third at least,” Kroos said of his target for the new season. “But as a real Ajax fan you can hardly say that. Ajax has to be better than third.”
