Ajax are one of world football’s ultimate selling clubs. The Dutch giants have raked in a massive £470 million in the last five years alone from selling their top talents.
Many of which, were homegrown stars developed in the famous Ajax youth system. Things weren’t always this way for Ajax, though.
Back in the late 20th century, the Dutch giants were very much a destination club that would frequently challenge for and claim European honours.
Whilst they still boasted the same youth system that has churned out some of the world’s greatest ever players – you know, just Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, and the list only goes on – their home grown talents would usually always spend a significant amount of their career at Ajax.
Related News