New Players for Ajax

[Blind3]

According to what I've read on several sites, KJH is off to Milan . VI says the move will occur Thursday.

[Orange14]

No playing time with Benfica; no playing time on loan to Monaco; the one start with the NT during the summer he was terrible. He too slow and against moderate talent gives up the ball. I don't care if he is 20 years old, his best years are past him. We were lucky at DC United to get something of moderate value for him when we transferred him out of the squad. It will be interesting to see where he ends up, if in fact it is in Europe someplace. I will be quite surprised if he ever plays for the US NT again given better tallent available. Stuart Holden is three times the player and about the same age.

again, you are so wildly far off i won't bother debating, but will highlight one comment that shows the obvious silliness of your attitude towards him, which clearly seems to have a personal component to it

I don't care if he is 20 years old, his best years are past him.

now, how is anyone supposed to take your view of him seriously?

back on topic, it seems lazio will sign bengtsson over AZ... does that mean lugano is back in play for us? i really hope so

It's not personal by any means. I've been following international football since the WC in 1966 and spent two years in the Netherlands in the middle 1970s where I watched numerous Ajax matches with my cousin who had season tickets. I seen lots of so called wunderkinder come and go over these years. I had hopes for Freddy when he first signed with DC United but never saw any progression. He didn't get any bigger or faster. I think we can let this one close out and revisit things after this season to see how he does on the pitch. Honestly, I would like to see him succeed (as I do every American who comes to Europe to play) but I just cannot see what kind of position he can play. The player he most resembles in terms of the type of player he is is Van Der Vaart but he's not even as quick as Raffie or as skilled.

[bluedaddy19]

Continuing with the Mexican theme Carlos Vela of Arsenal is a great prospect but wont get much playing time at Arsenal so a loan would not be a bad idea.

i would LOVE that, but i think he will get more chances this season

[Over Pasanens Head]

No playing time with Benfica; no playing time on loan to Monaco; the one start with the NT during the summer he was terrible. He too slow and against moderate talent gives up the ball. I don't care if he is 20 years old, his best years are past him. We were lucky at DC United to get something of moderate value for him when we transferred him out of the squad. It will be interesting to see where he ends up, if in fact it is in Europe someplace. I will be quite surprised if he ever plays for the US NT again given better tallent available. Stuart Holden is three times the player and about the same age.

again, you are so wildly far off i won't bother debating, but will highlight one comment that shows the obvious silliness of your attitude towards him, which clearly seems to have a personal component to it

I don't care if he is 20 years old, his best years are past him.

now, how is anyone supposed to take your view of him seriously?

Surely Orange14 is entitled to his view without being slagged off.

[Kowalczyk]

If want to discuss him or American league please do elsewhere and leave this topic for players intended for our club

Yep. True. Thanks very much.

Surely Orange14 is entitled to his view without being slagged off.

Yep. True. Thanks very much.

Good to see that my assistant moderators have been doing their duty while I was in NYC...

K.

[bluedaddy19]

has anyone heard anything about lugano now that lazio have picked up another defender? i would REALLY like him on our squad, please

Surely Orange14 is entitled to his view without being slagged off.

he wasn't being "slagged off", his view was being countered... big difference

[bluedaddy19]

okay, this says lazio have made lugano an improved offer, while fiorentina and roma are also sniffing around

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizi ... i+avvicina

so either we threw in the towel or we are sitting in wait hoping he gets left without

the management team in charge of landing players must be having a very frustrating summer... they've tried to do some really good, smart things and just nothing has worked so far

[Michael_B]

Who did Lazio pick up then? Bengtsson has not signed.

[acab]

Something you may find interesting. The president of Levski said today, that a big dutch manager company has seriuos interes in Youssuf Rabeh - central defender.
The transfer is stil on 50-50, but can happen only in january.

[bluedaddy19]

Who did Lazio pick up then? Bengtsson has not signed.

i'm really not sure, it all seems to be dragging out

[JohnyAjax]

Something you may find interesting. The president of Levski said today, that a big dutch manager company has seriuos interes in Youssuf Rabeh - central defender.
The transfer is stil on 50-50, but can happen only in january.

I really don't fancy him. He is not a star in his current team and for sure doesn't have the quality to play even for Young Ajax. I was really surprised by this news and I hope really that the transfer doesn't go through.

[bluedaddy19]

Who did Lazio pick up then? Bengtsson has not signed.

i'm really not sure, it all seems to be dragging out

okay, now it appears bengtsson has thrown over AZ and lazio to join hertha... which is why lazio came back with new lugano offer... i hope he tells them to kiss it, i hate lazio

[acab]

Something you may find interesting. The president of Levski said today, that a big dutch manager company has seriuos interes in Youssuf Rabeh - central defender.
The transfer is stil on 50-50, but can happen only in january.

I really don't fancy him. He is not a star in his current team and for sure doesn't have the quality to play even for Young Ajax. I was really surprised by this news and I hope really that the transfer doesn't go through.

Are you mad? He's the best central defender in Bulgaria, probably in whole Eastern Europe! He has the quality to play in the first team. i mean, if Wilaert can... This would be a great transfer. Adni his price is around 1,5M.

[aveslacker]

Something you may find interesting. The president of Levski said today, that a big dutch manager company has seriuos interes in Youssuf Rabeh - central defender.
The transfer is stil on 50-50, but can happen only in january.

I really don't fancy him. He is not a star in his current team and for sure doesn't have the quality to play even for Young Ajax. I was really surprised by this news and I hope really that the transfer doesn't go through.

Are you mad? He's the best central defender in Bulgaria, probably in whole Eastern Europe! He has the quality to play in the first team. i mean, if Wilaert can... This would be a great transfer. Adni his price is around 1,5M.

If he's as good as you say he is, then 1.5m would be a steal. Hope you're right!

[bluedaddy19]

BMJ has rubbished the reports of interest in dervite

[acab]

I really don't fancy him. He is not a star in his current team and for sure doesn't have the quality to play even for Young Ajax. I was really surprised by this news and I hope really that the transfer doesn't go through.[/quote]

Are you mad? He's the best central defender in Bulgaria, probably in whole Eastern Europe! He has the quality to play in the first team. i mean, if Wilaert can... This would be a great transfer. Adni his price is around 1,5M.[/quote]

If he's as good as you say he is, then 1.5m would be a steal. Hope you're right! [/quote]

I am. OK maybe 2M, but not more. He wants to quit, so... He'll become our best central defender...wigh is not so hard

[bluedaddy19]

it appears as though lugano will finally sign for on sunday... with who?

http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/0 ... for-my-new

we will find out soon enough I guess

[Venezuelan Ajacied]

I think the chances of landing him are slim and none

[gordonvandekamp]

I think the chances of landing him are slim and none

Yeah, unfortunately I agree. He seems to be just the kind of player we need and it's a shame we couldn't have made a move sooner. I can only hope Suarez has been talking in his ear.

[orange goblin]

I am so worried about the transfer policy. we need a defender and even more a tall striker. why I say even more? because we can hope that Jol with hard work could be able to organize a good defence with the men he already has (although not good enough), but you can't organize a good attack, if you don't even have the men: the only cvitanich as a pure striker is not enough at all in a long season.
so worried.
lugano will never come, but it's exactly the kind of player ajax needs. expert and nasty in a squad of good babies. a leader.

[Michael_B]

Hopefully he doesn't sign for us.

[bluedaddy19]

I think the chances of landing him are slim and none

sadly, I agree... but it ain't over 'til it's over

Hopefully he doesn't sign for us.

i can't even imagine why you'd feel that way

[Van basten]

Another rumour:
http://www.imscouting.com/global_news_item.aspx?id=2808

[Ajaxfanuk]

He played in the starting 11 vs Celtic in a friendly and he wasnt great tbh, but it was a makeshift defense and he's barely played so i'd put that down to lack of playing experience. I'd certainly welcome him, but Im not sure if he'd be first choice at Ajax either

[orange goblin]

in a similar interwiev Dervite is reported saying that he just wants to play for a coach who trusts younger players..well in this case we would be in pole position, cause Villareal seems to want him just for the reserves and tottenham also does not want to sell the player immediately, so ajax could bring him on loan and next year we'll see.
I say: do it, is a youth international after all.
and then bring this f...ing striker. although I am sure it is not gonna happen.