Ajax has signed Valentijn van der Velde. The 19-year-old goalkeeper has put pen to paper on a contract that runs until June 30, 2028. It is his first professional contract.
Van der Velde (Amsterdam, January 12, 2007) joined Ajax's youth academy in 2018 from partner club AVV Swift. The youth international was part of the Ajax U19 squad last season and has been a member of the Jong Ajax squad since this summer.
Ajax has reached an agreement with FC Barcelona and Jofre Torrents regarding the transfer of the defender. The 19-year-old player has signed a contract in Amsterdam that runs until June 30, 2030.
Jofre Torrents is grateful to be part of Ajax. In his first interview, the Spanish defender introduces himself and looks ahead to the period ahead in Amsterdam. "I'm going to give everything I have for this club."
Mika Godts has left Ajax for Paris Saint-Germain. The winger joined Ajax from KRC Genk in early 2023, but Ajax scouts had already been monitoring him since 2020 when he was still an Anderlecht player. These exclusive reports reveal exactly how the talented Belgian was described and assessed over the years before his move to Ajax. "The most exciting player in Belgium."