Ajax would do well to work on the arrival of Owen Wijndal and Calvin Stengs, Sjaak Swart thinks. AZ’s left back and right winger fit well into Ajax’s game, according to the club icon. Wijndal and Stengs both have contracts until mid-2023 and are candidates to go to the European Championship with the Dutch national team. On Wednesday, director of player affairs Marc Overmars said that he ‘cannot deny’ that Wijndal would be a very good player ‘for Ajax.
Wijndal does not hide the fact that he wants to take a step next summer. Swart has no doubts if he continues Veronica Inside is asked whether Ajax should strike. “Yes, I think so. I would get it. Overmars does it perfectly, but if I were there, I would get it. And I would also get those Stengs, that is also a type for Ajax.” In the interview, Swart also names the stars of this season at Ajax. He mentions ‘besides all other players who have also done good things’ the names of Dusan Tadic, Davy Klaassen and Daley Blind when asked about the most important Ajax player of the year.
Overmars: ‘I cannot deny that this would be a good player for us’
Marc Overmars was asked this week for his opinion about Owen Wijndal.
“Daley is very important to Ajax. When he’s on the ball, he does good things. He talks, someone can play completely free … That’s important. He doesn’t have the speed that someone else might have, but he has the sense. He is. goochem on the field and can guide boys. I have those three at the top “, says Swart about Tadic, Klaassen and Blind. “Whoever has done well, despite it being difficult, is Stekelenburg. He has replaced Onana very well. You don’t hear anyone about it. He is doing very well. Overall, Ajax has done well this season.”
Moreover, Swart looks ahead to the Classic between Feyenoord and Ajax on Sunday. It is the first match for Ajax after obtaining the national title. “When I played football, I always watched our last three games in the league. If there happened to be an away game against a team like Feyenoord, Vitesse or PSV, I always liked it when I was champion three games before the end. Then they had to congratulate us. I paid attention to that “, says Swart, with eighteen goals the all-time top scorer in the Classic. But will Feyenoord also form a guard of honor? “Just congratulate and then just play”, is the advice of Mister Ajax.