Soccer-Al-Ittihad sign Netherlands winger Bergwijn from Ajax

AFC Ajax NV

02/09/2024 23:32

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Al-Ittihad have signed winger Steven
Bergwijn from Ajax Amsterdam, both clubs said on Monday.
    The Saudi Pro League side will pay more than 21 million
euros ($23.25 million) for the 26-year-old, whose contract with
the Dutch outfit was valid until June 2027, Ajax said.
    The Netherlands international joined Ajax from Tottenham
Hotspur in July 2022 for 31.25 million euros, becoming the most
expensive transfer in Eredivisie history.
    "Steven and Ajax have made no secret of the fact that, if a
good offer came from abroad, he would make the move," Ajax
technical director Alex Kroes told the club website.
    "That has now happened at the last minute, giving the club
the necessary financial flexibility to hopefully bring in a
suitable replacement in the short term."
    Bergwijn won the Dutch top flight three times with PSV
Eindhoven between 2015 and 2018.
    He represented the Netherlands 35 times scoring eight goals,
having made his debut in October 2018 in a 3-0 win over Germany
in Nations League.
    
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 (Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Pritha
Sarkar)
 ((anita.kobylinska@tr.com; +48 58 769 65 38;))