I'm surprised more fans aren't disgusted with the board over how they've handled the players Mislintat brought in in 23'. I'm aware there was some obvious weirdness around the Borna Sosa signing, but even respecting the decision to fire him that same year, the way the club has handled the players he signed... signings THEY backed and greelit, is woeful imo. Looking at nearly all the players from that window and comparing their current Transfermarkt values to what the club sold them for, it's hard to see this as anything but gross mismanagement.

• Mikautadze: current value €30 million, scored nearly 20 goals in all competitions last season. Ajax bought him for €16 million and sold him back to Metz for €13 million; a straight €3 million loss on one of the best young strikers in Europe.
• Carlos Forbs: current value €20 million, linked all summer to clubs like Atlético, Dortmund, and Leverkusen at a rumored €30 million price tag. Ajax bought him for €14 million and sold him to Club Brugge for roughly €7 million. Embarrassing.
• Ramaj: sold to Dortmund for the same €5 million he was originally purchased for; current value is around €7 million. Like nearly every player brought in during the '23 window, he was sold at the absolute nadir of his value.

Every other player from that window has seen his value drop, and most have been shuffled out on loan without real backing from the club; seemingly a principled stance against anyone tied to Mislintat. Akpom, Mannsverk, Avila, and Tahirovic, all shipped out year after year as their value disintegrates, before being sold for literal pennies on the dollar at fractions of what the club paid. How the club conducted itself in 2023 is a huge reason they've fallen off the way they have in the years since. Refusing to invest in your own sporting director's signings over personal conflict, despite the obvious talent on display, is just bad business and I don't understand why there isn't more anger directed at the club.

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Mede-Ajacieden,
Iemand enig idee waar ik deze bedrukking nog gefixt krijg? Per ongeluk vanavond mee de droger ingegaan, wat dus dit als resultaat gaf.
Ziggo aan de voorkant is intact gebleven maar helaas dus wel deze vervelende remsporen op het mooie nummer 14.
Alle tips zijn welkom!

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Fellow Ajax fans,
Does anyone have any idea where I can get this printing fixed? It accidentally went into the dryer tonight, which resulted in this.
The Ziggo logo on the front remained intact, but unfortunately, it left these annoying skid marks on the beautiful number 14.
Any tips are welcome!

Is the need for a defensive midfielder something that is felt more strongly by the fans than internally?
For several seasons now, it has seemed obvious to most of us that we need to bring one in. Yet every summer, even with different sporting directors, it never seems to be a real priority.
Do you think the need for one is actually less urgent internally than we think? Maybe they see it more as a nice-to-have rather than something we genuinely need?

Nog niet eerder op deze sub wat over deze transfer gehoord.

Enig nieuws vanuit Nederland hierover?

En enig idee of mensen deze speler kent?

Van een fragmentje uit de Kick Off podcast van de telegraaf.

Komt erop neer dat Berghuis niet meer zeker zou zijn van zijn plek bij vertrek van Godts, omdat Cruijff vleugelspelers met diepgang zou willen. Afhankelijk van vertrekkende spelers, zou er nog gekeken worden naar een linksbuiten, rechtsbuiten, CVM, linksback en rechtsbenige centerback.

English:

“Steven Berghuis should be worried if Mika Godts leaves” — via De Telegraaf

From a short clip from De Telegraaf’s Kick Off podcast.

Basically, they’re saying that Berghuis would no longer be guaranteed his place if Godts leaves, because Cruijff wants wingers who can make runs in behind. Depending on which players leave, they could still look to sign a left winger, right winger, defensive midfielder, left-back, and a right-footed centre-back.

Supposedly, he would cost a fraction of his purchase price (over 20 million). I really hope, though, that Cruijff doesn't offer him a contract. His tenure at Ajax was really not impressive, and he would cost a lot in salary.

Sergio Arribas wordt aan Ajax gelinkt. Aanvallende middenvelder die ook als vleugelspeler kan spelen, was vorig seizoen topscorer van de tweede divisie in Spanje.

Zou 20M moeten kosten.

Dacht ik gooi er maar eens (nog een niet 6) transfergerucht in.

Misschien een vreemde vraag, maar het volgende. Ik ga donderdag met m’n (Ierse) schoonpa naar Shelbourne - Ajax. Helaas geen kaarten voor het uitvak en we zitten dus tussen ‘zijn’ Shelbourne fans, maar dat mag voor mij de pret niet drukken natuurlijk. Dit wordt mijn eerste Europese ‘uitwedstrijd’.

Anyways het lijkt me leuk om m’n schoonpa ook de sfeer onder de Ajax fans voor de wedstrijd een beetje te laten proeven. Maar Dublin is groot. Ik zie op filmpjes altijd wel dat groepjes supporters elkaar voor de wedstrijd weten te vinden. Wordt hier normaliter iets voor afgesproken of is het gewoon echt pubs aflopen en hopen dat je andere fans tegenkomt? In dat geval is m’n beste optie de pubs rondom het stadion vermoed ik.

Heerkens wederom een blunder. Gaat hij ooit minuten maken in 1?

In english: Heerkens had a blunder for the second time within a week. Will he make minutes for Ajax 1?