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These are Ajax's 5 most expensive transfers
To pay tribute to Ajax, MASTERS selects the five largest outgoing transfers of players who ever played in Ajax's red and white.
May 11 will mean a lot Ajax fans be engraved in the memory; the club became national champions for the thirty-sixth time with a big win sc Heerenveen. To pay tribute to the Amsterdam football club, MASTERS lists the five largest (outgoing) transfers of players who ever played in the red and white of Ajax. Text: Fleur de Jong
1. Frenkie de Jong
In 2019, De Jong, the most expensive Dutch player ever sold, went from Ajax to FC Barcelona for a transfer fee of €86 million. He made a multi-million transfer to Barcelona after being under contract during the 2018/2019 season Ten Hague had his big breakthrough and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with Ajax. Frenkie grew up in Arkel, a South Holland village. The player is currently ranked 26th most valuable player in the world. A fun fact: De Jong was once bought by Ajax for € 1 from Willem ll….
2. Matthijs de Ligt
Matthijs de Ligt signed a contract with Juventus in 2019, the player's transfer fee was €85,5 million. His official debut with the club followed on August 31 against Napoli, which Juventus won 4–3. Enjoy his top 10 goals in red and white with this video.
3. Davinson Sanchez
Davinson Sanchez Mina is a Colombian footballer who usually plays as a center back. In 2017, he exchanged Ajax for the club Tottenham Hotspur with a transfer fee of €42 million. Sánchez came to Ajax from top club Atlético Nacional, with which he won the South American Champions League, for €5 million. In one year, the footballer has become approximately 9 times more expensive; He initially signed a five-season contract with Ajax, but after a year the defender decided to leave the Amsterdam club. Enjoy this beautiful goal from 2017 against Heracles Almelo here.
4. Hakim Ziyech
Ziyech signed with Chelsea in February 2020, who took him over from the Amsterdam club for €40 million. Ziyech won the UEFA Champions League final with Chelsea on May 29, 2021 Manchester City defeat. The midfielder started his career at Reaal Dronten, then went to ASV Dronten and made his debut at SC Heerenveen in 2012.
5. Donny van de Beek
Van de Beek made his debut as a Manchester United player on September 19, 2020. This year he was bought by the club from Ajax for an amount of € 39 million. The midfielder made his debut as a substitute in the home match against Crystal Palace; he scored immediately, but lost the match 1–3.
