Steven Bergwijn recently scored a hat-trick in seven minutes. However, Ajax’s financial woes may require him to leave the team this summer.
“Verbine is one of the players who will attract the attention of other teams this summer due to Ajax’s financial issues,” said Fabrizio Romano, a transfer market expert, on the 13th (Korea Standard Time). Currently, his ransom is set at 20 million pounds (34.4 billion won).
“Since West Ham United’s interest in January, several Premier League (PL) teams are still keeping an eye on Verbine,” he added.
Berwein left PSV Eindhoven for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2020. He continued to play well for PSV at the time. In the 2018-19 season, he played 33 matches for the Netherlands’ Eredivisie, with 14 goals and 12 assists. He also had five goals and 10 assists in 16 matches in the first half of the league just before joining Tottenham.
His debut match with Tottenham also had a strong impact. Verbain made his first start against Manchester City. Then he scored his debut goal with a perfect shot following a sensational ball touch in the 18th minute of the second half.
However, his moves were regrettable afterwards. As new competitors such as Gareth Bale and Dejan Kulusevski joined in succession, he failed to expand his foothold. In the 2021-22 Premier League season, Berwein played in 25 matches, but only started four times.
Eventually, he will leave Tottenham Hotspur. After moving to Ajax, he returned to the Netherlands after two and a half years. He had a successful return season last season, scoring 12 goals and five assists in 32 league games. He became Ajax’s new captain ahead of this season. He has 12 goals and four assists in 23 league games, showing good performance in his individual career.
Notably, he recently scored a hat-trick in just nine minutes. Berwein started in the 33rd round of the league between Ajax and Almelet City, which took place on the 12th. Then, after scoring the first goal in the 29th minute, he shook the net consecutively in the 34th and 38th minutes of the first half to complete a hat-trick. Thanks to Berwein’s performance, Ajax won the game 3-0.
However, Ajax’s overall performance in the club is disappointing. With only the final match of the league left, the ranking has already been confirmed. Regardless of the result of the last match, the team is ranking fifth. As a result, the team failed to play in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. As a result, some argue that Ajax might have to sell its key players to make up for next season’s financial loss.
One of them is Berwein. There has even been news that Berwein’s transfer fee will be around £20 million. Earlier, Berwein was connected to West Ham in January. Although no transfer was made in the end, PL clubs are still paying attention.
BY: 토토