Justin Kluivert has still not signed a new deal with Ajax and the winger was non-committal when asked about his future by Fox Sports.
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The 18-year-old has been in talks with Ajax over a new deal for months, but so far no agreement has been reached leading to much speculation. Barcelona, and Manchester United have been heavily rumoured to be interested in the youngster.
Kluivert’s agent Mino Raiola was recently spotted at the De Toekomst sports complex but the forward doesn’t know whether he was there to discuss his future. He told Fox Sports, “I heard that Mino was here, but I do not know if that was for me. It was about two or three days ago, but I have not spoken to him yet, I can hear it, I want to play two games first.”
Kluivert’s current deal ends next summer, but he is open to remaining in Amsterdam, “Of course, who does not want to play at Ajax? I want to play here too, but you also have to look at what’s different, you can not throw everything in. And what I say, after the next two games, I have plenty of time.”
Kluivert was then asked whether he would be at Ajax next season and worryingly for the club’s fans said, “I’m not going to say anything, I’m not going to give people a false hope, we’ll see.”
Way too young to leave the Eredivisie, even if it isn’t for the EPL. At this age, he will flop in the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, or Serie A as well.
If he leaves this summer, it won’t be a stretch to call him yet another egotistical brat with an over-inflated opinion of himself (in part thanks to his greedy manipulative agent).
It will handcuff his career, though, as he’ll be sitting on the bench during years he should be spending years developing and gaining experience.