Ajax hopes to strengthen itself with one player before the end of the transfer period. According to Ajax watcher Mike Verweij from The Telegraph it must be Davy Klaassen and there is a good chance of a return to the Johan Cruijff ArenA. “Ajax is aiming for Davy Klaassen. This is being negotiated and Klaassen must be an Ajax player before Tuesday ”, the journalist tells the newspaper’s website.

“Klaassen is eager and willing to sacrifice a lot of money,” Verweij assures. The midfielder made the switch from Everton to Werder in mid-2018, where he is said to be on the payroll for 3.5 million euros a year. “He wants to leave Bremen and just go to Ajax.”

“I assume that we will start the season with this selection. But you can never determine that with certainty until October 6. I assume that this is the dressing room, hopefully with one incoming transfer ”, said Erik ten Hag during a press conference on Thursday evening. He then got a question about the possible arrival of Klaassen. “That could be Klaassen. If we have news, we will report it. We have several irons in the fire. We don’t always have to tell you that. The selection is, as it is now, in balance. But you always see if you can strengthen yourself. ”

Ajax’s first offer for Klaassen, which was rejected by Werder Bremen, amounted to BILD seven million euros plus five million euros in variables. Ajax director of football affairs Marc Overmars will soon report to the Weser Stadium with a new offer, or may have already done so. According to the generally well-established newspaper, Ajax wants to offer a fixed amount of approximately nine million euros plus three million euros in bonuses.

The corona crisis has cost Werder Bremen thirty million euros and the club can therefore use a transfer fee for Klaassen well. In addition, it is quite quiet around Milot Rashica, a player that, according to previous reports, could yield Werder around twenty million euros. The silence in the ‘transfer poker’ surrounding the ex-attacker of Vitesse makes Werder realize that a departure from Klaassen may be the only way to generate income in the last days.