Noussair Mazraoui will at least finish the season at Ajax, according to the team from Amsterdam The Telegraph private. The 24-year-old right back has an expiring contract, but Ajax would rather let him go transfer-free than during the winter break. This allows Barcelona, which is explicitly mentioned in Spain, to forget the arrival of Mazraoui in January.
For Ajax, a winter transfer for the Dutch-Moroccan right wing defender is pertinently ‘unnegotiable’. Both Spanish and Italian media have been reporting in recent days about an alleged interview between Mino Raiola, Mazraoui’s agent, and Joan Laporta, the president of Barcelona. The Telegraph know, however, that Barça has not officially reported in Amsterdam.
“Given the firmness of Ajax, they don’t have to do that,” the newspaper adds. For Ajax, the sporting interest outweighs a small transfer fee, which could be collected for Mazraoui in the winter. The team from Amsterdam want to go far in the Champions League this season and they desperately need the right back. Last Sunday against AZ (1-2 loss), the lack of Mazraoui was already felt at Ajax.
There is now a huge chance that Mazraoui will leave on a free transfer. The negotiations about a new contract with Ajax have come to nothing, although no final decision has yet been taken by the wing defender. The Ajax leadership takes for granted that Mazraoui will probably walk out the door transfer-free, you know The Telegraph.