Ben Brereton Díaz is on Ajax’s wish list, the British assures 90minutes. The Blackburn Rovers striker is reportedly followed by several Premier League clubs and the team from Amsterdam would like to strengthen with him during the winter break. The Chilean international is still attached to . until mid-2023 the Blue and Whites and should cost ten million euros, according to reports.
Despite the above-average interest from several Premier League clubs, the asking price is relatively limited. The 23-year-old striker has an expiring contract, which means that Ajax may be able to hire him for ten million euros in the winter. The news medium reports that the Amsterdam team will face competition from Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United in the battle for Brereton Díaz’s signature.
At the moment Ajax has three to four players who can handle the striker position. In the current football season, trainer Alfred Schreuder mainly puts Mohammed Kudus and Brian Brobbey in the striker, while Dusan Tadic was often used as attack leader in previous seasons. In the past two Eredivisie matches, Lorenzo Lucca also came up. The Italian made the connecting goal in the lost top match against PSV (1-2) and he was responsible for the equalizer in the meeting with Vitesse (2-2).
Brereton Diaz went through part of Manchester United’s youth academy before making the move to Stoke City’s youth squad in 2013. Two years later, the striker left for Nottingham Forest, where he was under contract until January 2019. The Chilean international has been under contract with Blackburn for almost four years now. Certainly in the current season, the finisher can provide good figures. In 22 official games, Brereton Díaz scored 10 times and provided an assist.