Nicolás Tagliafico did Ajax a disservice on Saturday evening during the match for the Johan Cruijff Scale (0-4 defeat), by being sent off with a red card before half time. The Telegraph writes that the ‘unreliability’ of the 28-year-old wing defender is a theme in the ‘frequent consultation’ between Erik ten Hag and Marc Overmars. The newspaper also calls it a reason why Tagliafico has still not made a transfer.
Ajax is not unsympathetic to Tagliafico’s departure and he would like to make the switch to a top competition himself, but it has not happened yet. The Telegraph cites his age and ‘card collecting anger’ – three red and forty yellow cards in the service of Ajax – as reasons for the fact that Tagliafico was unable to make a transfer during corona time.
“It is an open secret that the ‘unreliability’ of Tagliafico, something that has killed Ten Hag, is a theme in the frequent consultations with director of football affairs Marc Overmars,” writes The Telegraph. The newspaper points to the internal struggle: ‘a focused, not flying over the edge’ Tagliafico could be of great value to Ajax in the coming season.
Ten Hag denied that the ‘unreliability’ is the main reason that Tagliafico is allowed to leave ‘against any plausible offer’. “That is completely independent of it. We would already cooperate last season, provided certain conditions were met. But Nico won’t just leave us. He’s having a good time and if he stays, he’ll do it with all his heart.” The Telegraph up from the mouth of Ten Hag. He also stood up for Tagliafico. “He has also helped us countless times and we have often been on the right side of the score due to his commitment and passion.”
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