Izuchukwu OkosiDutch Eredivisie champions have confirmed the signing of Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey from Scottish Cup champions Glasgow Rangers on a five year deal.
The Nigerian international penned a five-year contract that will keep him in Amsterdam until 2027.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAjax who are replacing newly Manchester United signing Lisandro Martinez with the Nigerian paid Rangers €23m with add-ons potentially rising to €26.5m.
Bassey has became the most expensive sale in Rangers’ history, eclipsing the €14 million Everton paid for youngster Nathan Patterson last year.
The deal will also go down as the second highest fee ever paid by Ajax for a signing, coming some way short of Steven Bergwijn’s €31.25m move from Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.
Bassey will wear the jersey number 33 at the Amsterdam club.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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