It is becoming increasingly difficult for Ajax to sign Wout Weghorst due to time pressure, Lentin Goodijk reports in a video item from Football InternationalThe Amsterdammers would like to take over the striker from Burnley, but Chuba Akpom must first be sold.

It is still very much the question whether Ajax still has a chance to bring in Weghorst, because the striker wants to make a 'good preparation' for the new season. Since the transfer carousel only starts late because of the European Championship, it is becoming increasingly difficult to claim Weghorst.

“It is difficult to estimate whether Weghorst will still come,” says Ajax watcher Goodijk in the item. “The interest of Ajax, and also of FC Twente by the way, is still there, but it is not getting any easier.”

“Of course there are other clubs that have seen him play and have known him for a long time. His profile as a great pinch hitter, and for some clubs he may also be a fantastic regular player, is of course very interesting.”

“At Ajax, it is always a matter of waiting until something is sold before the club itself can actually buy. There has to be financial space to make such a deal possible,” the journalist continues.

“It's still a bit of waiting and patience. But at some point I can imagine that Weghorst thinks: I want clarity now. Also to make a good preparation.”

“There is a bit of tension of time on that, whether that will still work. Otherwise he will make a different choice and Ajax will also make a different choice”, Goodijk concludes. Alex Kroes wants to shape Farioli's selection as quickly as possible, but must first sell before he can buy.

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