Tottenham are in talks with Ajax over the sale of winger Steven Bergwijn, 90min can verify.
The 24-year-old is eager to depart Spurs after failing to cement an everyday place in the primary staff, and a transfer again to his native Netherlands has lengthy been mooted.
Bergwijn joined Tottenham from PSV Eindhoven in the direction of the top of the 2020 January switch window, however it’s a change to bitter Eredivisie rivals Ajax that’s now on the playing cards – with the Dutchman eager to make the transfer.
90min understands negotiations are ongoing between Tottenham and Ajax, who’re ready to supply him a five-year contract a decade after he left the membership’s academy to affix PSV.
Antonio Conte and Spurs are keen to facilitate an exit after a troublesome season noticed Bergwijn begin simply 4 Premier League video games – three of which got here below Conte’s predecessor, Nuno Espirito Santo.
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Bergwijn has beforehand hinted {that a} transfer away from Tottenham could be finest for his profession, telling Dutch publication AD in May: “A starting spot here [at Spurs]? I don’t think so to be hones. It’s a complicated story for me.
“I do not play a lot. Ajax might be an possibility for me, and a return to The Netherlands might be an possibility for me. The World Cup is coming.”
Indeed, Bergwijn’s struggles at club level have not transferred over to the international stage, where he has been in terrific goalscoring form.
Bergwijn scored the Netherlands’ opening goal in the romping 4-1 win over Belgium in the Nations League on Friday, while he also bagged a brace against Denmark and scored in the 1-1 draw with Germany in March.