Last year’s semifinalists Ajax clung on for a tense 0-0 draw in searing heat away to APOEL Nicosia in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie on Tuesday.
Slavia Prague won 1-0 at Romania’s Cluj thanks to a spectacular Lukas Masopust goal in another of the ties which will earn the winners a lucrative place in the Champions League group stage while Club Brugge also won by a single goal at Austria’s LASK Linz.
Ajax have managed to keep the bulk of last season’s team together, with Matthijs…
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong says he would rather old teammate Donny van de Beek didn’t join Real Madrid – as he doesn’t want to face him as an opponent.
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Alejandro Moreno delves into the benefits a departure would have for Philippe Coutinho’s confidence and Barcelona’s bottom line. ANN ARBOR — Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has no doubt Donny van de Beek is good enough to improve Real Madrid but joked he would prefer his ex-teammate to stay at Ajax.
Van de Beek, 22, has confirmed Madrid are in talks with Ajax as they look to bolster their midfield before the transfer window closes.
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De Jong played alongside Van de Beek last season as the Dutch club won a domestic…
Ajax picked up their first win of the season with an emphatic five-goal victory over Emmen. To watch the Eredivisie, sign up for ESPN+.
Donny van de Beek found the net and notched an assist for Ajax Aamsterdam, in their 2-2 draw with Vitesse Arnhem. To watch more Dutch Eredivisie sign up for ESPN+.
Donny van de Beek found the net and notched an assist for Ajax Aamsterdam, in their 2-2 draw with Vitesse Arnhem. To watch more Dutch Eredivisie sign up for ESPN+.
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TOP STORY: Madrid near deal for Van de Beek
The exodus of top stars looks set to continue at Ajax, with Real Madrid close to completing the signing of midfielder Donny van de Beek, according to Marca.
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Ajax have welcomed new signing Edson Alvarez with a video highlighting the common ground between the Amsterdam club and the Mexico international’s home country.
To the sounds of a mariachi’s guitar, a post on the Eredivisie champions’ Twitter account plays a welcome message. Narrated in Spanish with English subtitles, it begins with…
Ajax Amsterdam came back from a goal down to secure a 2-1 victory in their club friendly with Watford.
Julien Laurens says Ajax are the “biggest feeder club in the world” and is sure they’ll get the right price for Matthijs de Ligt no matter who they sell him to.
Mina Rzouki breaks down the key reasons Juventus have emerged as the likely landing spot for Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt.
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Matthijs de Ligt arrived to Juventus on Tuesday night ahead of the Dutch defender’s expected signing with the Italian champions.
De Ligt, 19, had attracted interest from Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Bayern Munich among others after helping Ajax reach the Champions League semifinal and Netherlands the UEFA Nations League final.
While the move from Ajax has yet to be officially announced, Juventus posted on their social media a video of De Ligt getting off a plane in Turin…
Julien Laurens says Ajax are the “biggest feeder club in the world” and is sure they’ll get the right price for Matthijs de Ligt no matter who they sell him to.
Mina Rzouki breaks down the key reasons Juventus have emerged as the likely landing spot for Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt.
ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner breaks down the only reason he could think of as to why Gianluigi Buffon is heading back to Juventus after a year with PSG.
Matthijs de Ligt arrived to Juventus on Tuesday night ahead of the star defender’s expected signing with the Italian champions.
While his move from Dutch club Ajax has yet to be officially announced, Juventus posted on their social media a video of de Ligt getting off a plane in Turin and saying “I am really happy to be here.”
DELIGTED? = pic.twitter.com/tcO2YPBAHN— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) July 16, 2019
De Ligt, 19, had attracted interest from Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Bayern Munich among others after helping Ajax reach the Champions League semifinal…