For Przemyslaw Tyton, the call from Ajax came as a surprise. The Polish goalkeeper looks in an interview with Ajax TV back to the first contacts with the Amsterdam club, where an urgent search was made for a suitable replacement for the injured goalkeepers Remko Pasveer and Jay Gorter. Tyton, with a past in the Netherlands at PSV and Roda JC Kerkrade, will be on the bench for the first time on Tuesday. Ajax plays at home against Benfica in the eighth final of the Champions League.
“The goalkeeper coach, Anton Scheutjens, called me,” reveals 34-year-old Tyton on the club channel of his new employer. “I remember him from my time at Roda JC and PSV. I was surprised, because I had not expected it at all. But he called and said he wanted to see me. He said: ‘We have a goalkeeper problem, so that would be a This opportunity could be yours.’ according to the experienced asset of Ajax.
At Ajax, Tyton will again have to deal with Erik ten Hag, whom he still knows from their joint period at PSV. The current Ajax coach worked in Eindhoven as an assistant coach. “We haven’t seen each other for a long time, but as soon as we saw each other again, we both started to smile. We like each other, we both know how we work. He knows me, I know him. And I think I’m in this team. That’s why Ten Hag is happy that I’m here. When I heard about this opportunity at Ajax, I didn’t hesitate for a moment. Firstly because it is a big club, and secondly because I have good memories of playing football in Netherlands,” emphasizes Tyton, who knows that he has to tolerate André Onana for the time being.
“I’m preparing myself to be an Ajax player,” Tyton explains his role at his new club. Above all, there is gratitude that at the age of 35 he is again active at a top club. “No, at this age you no longer expect to be asked for such a big club. But Ajax came. Sometimes you get unexpected opportunities in life, and I therefore grabbed them with both hands,” concludes the combative and ambitious goalkeeper.