Ajax sees Ahmetcan Kaplan as the ideal successor to Perr Schuurs. That writes The Telegraph. Schuurs is about to continue his career in the Italian Serie A and the nineteen-year-old Kaplan from Trabzonspor has to come to the Johan Cruijff Arena to take over his place in the Amsterdam selection, it can be read.
The reigning national champion has been scouting Kaplan for some time and has intensified that scouting since April this year. The youth international of Turkey has in outline even reached a personal agreement with Ajax about a five-year contract. Negotiations with Trabzonspor are said to be in full swing at the moment and eventually the transfer fee is expected to be The Telegraph, will amount to about ten million euros. However, everything will only come to an end when Schuurs leaves Ajax for good.
That seems to be happening, because Torino has returned to Ajax with a bid of nine million euros plus three million in bonuses. The Amsterdammers seem to want to cooperate with Schuurs’ departure this time, since a successor is already ready with Kaplan. In addition to Torino, Bologna and an unknown other Italian club are also hoping for the signature of the Limburg defender.
Kaplan is a left-footed defender who made his Trabzonspor main squad debut in September 2021. Since then, he has made thirteen appearances for the reigning champions of Turkey, nine of which as a starting player. The central defender made the most impression at various European youth tournaments, where Ajax scouts were also present. There they became convinced of the qualities of the talented Kaplan, who appeared on the website of Transfermarkt represents a value of 2.8 million.
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