Walker Works Wonders!!
Nathan Walker and Louis Van Gaal have obviously been busy behind the scenes at Ajax, they have agreed deals for four new players to join the club.
First off we have the signing of 24 year old Belgium centre half Toby Alderweireld who signs for a rumoured fee of £9.5m.
"Toby can play wherever I want him to in the back four, as well as holding in the midfield if we really need him to. A player with this sort of versatility is invaluable to a team like us, that along with his undoubted ability made this signing an easy one for us"
Secondly we have German stopper Ron-Robert Zieler who joins from Hannover for £5m
"We already have a great goalkeeper in Cillissen, Ron will push Cillissen to fulfil his potential as well as providing great backup when its needed. We tried to sign him in summer but unfortunately it fell through due to not being able to agree a fee with Hannover, we are delighted to have finally got out man."
Next up is Nemanja Matic, he joins from London club Chelsea for just over £10m.
"Matic is a fantastic player, he will provide the solidarity in the centre that will then allow the others playing in midfield along with him the freedom to attack freely. He is a player that will benefit us both in defence and in attack, this was a player who we could not pass up on."
Finally we have young Dutch attacker Adam Maher who joins from fellow Dutch side PSV for £9.5m.
"This is the signing me and Louis are most excited about, Louis and Adam worked together in the Holland set up and so know each other very well. The flair and unpredictability that Adam brings to the game in the attacking third will only make us even more dangerous when we go forward. As well as this he is only 20 he still hasn't fulfilled his full potential, with the help of our fantastic staff we will help him to do this."
This leaves Ajax with a total outlay of around £34m this transfer window. These were Walkers final words:
"We are delighted to have signed the players we have, I said before we had players in mind and we got exactly who we wanted. As a club we couldn't be happier with how this window has gone. There will not be any more transfers until summer. Our business here is done."