Maarten Stekelenburg

[Blind3]

Perhaps it meant taking over the armband until Vertonghen is fit.

[bluedaddy19]

yeah, it seems roma have suddenly become very persuasive, stek now says he wants to go and i smell a sell-on % in the air

oh well... i really do not like to see ajacied going to that club, but what can you do?

[LucaS]

A sell-on % on a keeper doesn't sound like a good deal for the selling club. Keepers don't change clubs very often.

[#14]

Whatever is gonna happen, do it now and not on August 31. Same with the central defense. Now or not at all.

[afcajax73]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/20 ... ekelenburg

Interesting that they say Roma "significantly increased their offer"

[bluedaddy19]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/20 ... ekelenburg

Interesting that they say Roma "significantly increased their offer"

yes, but they have the numbers slightly wrong: it was last at 7 and they raised it to 8-9

so yeah, i was wrong about the sell-on... apparently roma caved, because i know they really wanted to spend no more than 7-ish

good for us then

[ofey]

Before this thread is shut, I just wanna say Good bye for now and Good luck!

Hopefully you make it as big as Edwin has and will perhaps return in your later years... .

[Kowalczyk]

Hopefully you make it as big as Edwin has and will perhaps return in your later years... .

Interesting you mention Van der Sar... Remember that his career abroad started with a really shit year at Juventus? He let in all kinds of soft goals there.

Second year at Juventus was better already, but things really took off for him in England.

K.

[Manneken Pis]

Best Wishes and Good Luck to Stecks in Italy.

Still surprised someone fron the Premeirship like Arsenal didn't snap him up....

[afcajax73]

I think its about the best result for everyone involved.. best of luck to him.

[Orange14]

Best wishes to Steks on the new part of his career. He's also going to a club that has really cool looking kits; best design and colors in Italia.

[saddlerian]

Good luck Steks....wish it had been in England where you could have shown what you CAN do....

[SPL]

Good luck to him just sorry he is not going to play in England.

[aveslacker]

From Mistakelenburg to St. Maarten in just a few years. Good luck and thanks for everything!

[Philippe]

I hate to see you leave, Maarten. Good luck though.

[#14]

Can't say I'm surprised Wenger dropped the ball on this. Will be interesting to see how many points poor goaltending costs the gooners this term....

[cdnajaxfan]

Can't say I'm surprised Wenger dropped the ball on this. Will be interesting to see how many points poor goaltending costs the gooners this term....

That guy is the cheapest SOB in the world. What is it, 7 years with no trophies? Hello? Most "top,level managers" would be fired by now. They need to get rid of that guy if they ever want to be a "Great Club" like us instead of only being a "Good Club" like they are now.

Sorry but the truth hurts sometimes and the Gunners fans are brainwashed on this guy. Steks was one of his missing links to finally winning the CL. He never would do a gaff like the one that cost them the Carling Cup. I absolutely killed myself laughing at that one!

Good luck Steks! Thanks for everything!

[Ajaxfanuk]

Sad to see Maarten go, think he couldve gone to a bigger club but hes been a true Ajacied and deserves his chance to go abroad. I'd be more depressed if we didnt have Kenny who in my opinion can be just as good if not better with regular first team action

[Kowalczyk]

Maarten Stekelenburg was officially presented in Rome yesterday.

I'm sorry to see him go, but after nine years in Ajax's first squad I can understand that he wanted to move on to a bigger league. He's 28. This is his moment - and I think he'll soon move on to a better club.

I wish him well.

Thread closed now. Stekelenburg comments in 'Former Players', please.

K.