Kees Kwakman can understand that Ajax does not want to sell Dusan Tadic under any circumstances. AC Milan is seriously interested in the 32-year-old captain of the team from Amsterdam, but the director of football affairs mentioned that interest on Sunday The Telegraph ‘no chance’. Kwakman states that it is impossible for Ajax to find a replacement for Tadic.
“If Tadic is going to be difficult because he wants to, you might be in trouble. But it is quite logical that Ajax says that he is not for sale. If you can get a hundred million for it, fine, tie it up. But a realistic amount that AC Milan can pay does not seem worth it to Ajax,” commentator Mark van Rijswijk begins in the program. football talk from ESPN. His colleague Vincent Schildkamp raises the question whether there is a ‘new reality’ at Ajax.
“There is certainly talk of a new reality”, responds Sjoerd Mossou, journalist for the General Newspaper. “You couldn’t compete with that before. You are a guarantee of Champions League football, AC Milan could not say that for the past five years. It has definitely shifted. AC Milan is no longer the AC Milan of twenty years ago in the broader European perspective, which also helps. I understand Ajax in this, because Tadic is a very crucial player.”
“You hear him say in every interview how crazy he is about Ajax”, Kwakman continues. “I completely understand about Ajax, this is really a special case. When you see the influence he has had, both on and off the field… That’s what Overmars said himself. You just won’t find a replacement like that. So I totally get it, despite he’s 32 and you can still get so much money for it. It is also good for the Eredivisie.”
“Loyalty is debatable in football these days, just look at Berghuis. Tadic has manifested himself as a figurehead of Ajax and carrier of this team. A heart for the club, logo pillow. Then you can’t leave if Ajax says you can’t leave”, says Mossou. “The only option is Bayern Munich or Barcelona, then Ajax will look at it differently,” Van Rijswijk responds. “You can’t stop that. But they probably won’t come for him. I think AC Milan is of a different caliber, despite their history.”