Transacted transfer figures do not lie and in the case of Ajax, the figures stand out convincingly in the black, even with just the sale of their younger Ajax alumni stars for the next generation like Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt, Donny van de Beek and Hakim Ziyech.<\/p>\n
Altogether bought for only \u20ac11m and sold for a princely sum of \u20ac246 million. If that\u2019s not incredible business acumen by Ajax, nothing else is.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the delightful breakdown:<\/p>\n
Frenkie de Jong: Bought for \u20ac1\/Sold for \u20ac86M<\/p>\n
Matthijs de Ligt: Free\/ Sold for \u20ac75M<\/p>\n
Donny van de Beek: Free\/ Sold for \u20ac45M<\/p>\n
Hakim Ziyech: Bought for \u20ac11M\/ Sold for \u20ac40M.<\/p>\n
Frenkie de Jong hits the Barcelona trail<\/strong><\/p>\n According to\u00a0433<\/em>, a few years ago in 2015,\u00a0Ajax paid Willem II the princely sum of one euro for a player in their youth team – Frenkie de Jong.\u00a0The teenager started out with the reserves, Jong Ajax, before making his first team debut in September 2016.<\/p>\n Since then the young midfielder has gone from strength to strength \u2013 clinching a transfer deal with Barcelona that was made effective from 30 June\u00a0The Catalan club will pay Ajax a fixed transfer fee of 75 million euros plus a further 11 million in add-ons, making that a total of 86 million euros. Not a bad deal at all, from any way you look at it.<\/p>\n And\u00a0433<\/em>\u00a0add that when they sold\u00a0De Jong\u00a0three and a half years ago,\u00a0Willem II\u00a0withheld a 10% stake in any future transfer of the player, which means they stand to receive 7.5 million euros (or 6.4 million euros as\u00a0433<\/em>\u00a0understand it). In any case, the Dutch side are set to receive a fee in excess of their annual budget. A bit of business which at the time might have seemed crazy by the club who currently sit ninth in the\u00a0Eredivisie, could turn out to be highly profitable.<\/p>\n The 19-year-old Netherlands international has comfortably ensconced himself in the Serie A champions camp after emerging as one of the top defensive prospects in Europe.<\/p>\n Juventus have completed the \u20ac75 million signing of centre-back Matthijs from Ajax on a five-year contract with the latter having agreed personal terms that will see the defender earn \u20ac12m per season – \u20ac8m in basic salary with \u20ac4m in bonuses.<\/p>\n And with the deal with the 19-year-old finalised, equaling \u20ac85.5m with additional costs, the Bianconeri is finally seeing off\u00a0competition from a host of Europe’s top clubs, including Barcelona, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n De Ligt\u00a0has become one of the most highly-coveted defensive prospects in Europe since making his senior debut for Ajax in 2016.<\/p>\n Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek after the two clubs agreed a fee in the region of \u00a340m.<\/p>\n United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is known to be a huge admirer of the Netherlands international, 23, and has watched on a number of occasions.<\/p>\n It is understood United have now firmed up their interest with a medical and personal terms still to be concluded.<\/p>\n Van de Beek is set to sign a five-year deal, which should allow him to be available for United’s opening game of the 2020-21 season, against Crystal Palace on 19 September.<\/p>\n He will become Solskjaer’s first close-season signing after a much-publicised move for Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho stalled over the size of the fee.<\/p>\n Van de Beek was part of the outstanding Ajax side that got to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.<\/p>\nMatthijs De Ligt completes \u20ac75m Juventus move from Ajax<\/span><\/h1>\n
Manchester United agree \u00a340m fee for Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek<\/span><\/h1>\n