The Spanish side had agreed a fee with the Eredivisie champions, who are now flush with cash following Antony’s £85.5m sale to Manchester United earlier this week.
However, the Dutch giants pulled out of the deal to sign the 28-year-old, who has already boarded a plane to fly to Amsterdam with hopes of completing a medical before his move is sealed on Wednesday. went.
Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos has been left in limbo after being at the center of a bizarre transfer deal involving Ajax
Ajax cash-strapped after Antony’s £85.5million sale to Manchester United
Reports from Holland suggest that Ajax’s board of directors vetoed the signing, believing that a £17m fee, a multi-year contract and a generous salary for Ocampos were ‘irresponsible’ at the moment.
So Ocampos was put on a flight to Seville, with reports claiming Ajax’s technical manager Gerry Hamstra and ex-striker Klass-Jan Hunteler – another member of the technical staff, were sent to Spain to apologize to him. The flight was taken.
However, the latest twist has seen Ajax now looking to sign the Argentine international on a loan deal ahead of Thursday’s deadline.
Ajax decided not to sign him while flying to Holland, later putting him on the flight back
Klass-Jan Hunteler reportedly had to go to Spain to apologize to Argentina
The signing of Hollande’s claim Ajax wants the cost of more than €1m to be submitted to the board of directors for approval.
The only way the Ocampos deal would go through would be if Hamstra, Huntler and CEO Edwin van der Sar could convince them, the report said.
It appears that talks are now underway to see if a loan deal is feasible.
But it appears that a team including Edwin van der Sar has convinced the board to try to take the loan.
Ocampos scored nine goals and six assists in 42 appearances in all competitions last season for Julen Lopetegui’s men.
He has not scored or assists in three LaLiga matches so far in this tenure, with Sevilla ranked 15th and with just one point to his name.
Sevilla are on the verge of signing Ocampos’ replacement in Adnan Januzaj – with the former Man United star set to sign as a free agent after his contract with Real Sociedad expires.
Ocampos has not scored a goal or assist for Julen Lopetegui’s struggling Sevilla this season.
