During the beginning of the current transfer window, at one point it seemed that Ajax is on the verge of collapse, due to a number of first team players sold, with coach Erik Ten Hag leading the line. The Dutch champion sold (or lost) Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern), Andre Onana (Inter), Ryan Gravenberch (Bayern), Sebastian Haller, Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon) as well as some less important players.Calvin Bassey 🥰 pic.twitter.com/K4wExj1A8L— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) July 24, 2022 However, Ajax managed to respond in style. The giant from Amsterdam has spent over 85 million euros in the current part of the transfer window, which is the club’s absolute record. So far, they were the most generous in the summer of 2019, when they allocated around 56 million for the purchase of players. Except in that case, they never broke the limit of 50 million in one transitional period. Now they’ve pushed the limits, and it’s not over yet…It sounds strange, but only Arsenal, Bayern, Barcelona, Manchester City, Chelsea and Juventus spent more money than Ajax this summer, while Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund allocated almost identical sums for reinforcements. For example, Ajax has so far spent more money in the transfer window than Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United?!He’s not a big guy, but he’s Manchester United’s biggest additionHowever, it should be noted that the entire transitional period was financed by sales, which totaled 112 million euros. The transfer of Lisandro Martinez to Manchester United for 57 million euros brought them the most, then the sale of Sebastian Haller to Dortmund for 31 and the departure of Ryan Gravenberch to Munich for 18 million euros. A little more than 5 milion euros were gained by the sale of the Argentinian Tagliafico and goalkeeper Kotarski to PAOK. And if all clauses on bonuses were to be fulfilled, the aforementioned transfers could increase Ajax’s cost to 92 million euros. That’s why Ajax this summer has the possibility to relax, to buy, but also to stop selling the Brazilian winger Anthony, the domestic stopper Jurien Timber or the Mexican universal player Edson Alvarez, for whom there was serious interest from rich clubs.##NAJAVA_MECA_6526500##Ajax’s biggest signing is national team striker Steven Bergwijn, who was paid 31.5 million euros to Tottenham. Tagliafico will be replaced on the left side by the representative defender Owen Wijndal, who was bought from AZ Alkamar for 10 million euros. Halle’s place as the striker will be taken by the runaway son Brian Brobbey, who repented and returned from Leipzig, but cost Ajax 16 million without bonuses. And for Lisandro Martinez, an expensive replacement was brought in. We are talking about Calvin Bassey, who was paid 23 milione euros to Glasgow Rangers. Today, he joined the team for preparations in Austria, and another reinforcement arrived alongside him.Ajax know forgiveness – runaway son Brian Brobbey comes back for a tad over 16 million eurosWinger Francisco Conceiçao (19) also got involved. He came from Porto for 5 million euros since he was obviously under too much pressure there because he is the son of coach Serge. He belongs to the greatest talents of Portuguese football and Ajax could get a football gem in him. And the transfer window is not over yet. Ajax are expected to bring in another striker, a right-back and possibly a central midfielder. The names of Martin Braithwaite, Ilais Moriba, Quinten Timber, Mykola Matviyenko, Joshua Zirzke are mentioned…
