A priori, Christophe Galtier and "his" Mastiffs will not have to worry about the subject Sébastien Haller.
And this because… of an "administrative error" worthy of the fax forgotten by the Parisian management and which had cost a defeat 0-3 vis-a-vis Steaua Bucharest at the Ile-de-France club, in 1998. Sébastien Haller, it is the biggest transfer in Ajax's history, € 22.5 million last January, from West Ham.
A return for the former French U21 international, who made the heyday of FC Utrecht between 2015 and 2017 (51 goals in 98 matches).
And so bad news for Lille, the Amsterdam club's next opponent in the round of 16 of the Europa League, on February 18 in Villeneuve d'Ascq and a week later, at the ArenA.
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It was without counting on the dumpling.
"Something went wrong.
An administrative error with major consequences, plague Erik ten Hag, the coach of Ajax.
But as long as there's a chance we can still record it, we've got to go. "
The Amsterdam leaders are indeed firing on all cylinders to try to make up for their mistake and to include the former Auxerre player on the list.
Already two goals and four assists in the league
“We didn't get it for nothing.
He showed it in January, ”Ten Hag continued.
Haller, 26, has already found the net twice in six league games, with four bonus assists.
“It's an incredible setback for him.
But he is realistic.
As I know him, he is quite unfazed.
He was on fire this morning in training, ”reassures the 51-year-old coach.
New Ivorian international (2 caps, 1 goal), Sébastien Haller is under contract until 2025 at Ajax AFC.
Trained at AJA, he went through Utrecht and Frankfurt before joining West Ham for € 50m, 2019. With just 14 goals in 53 appearances, he has however not reached the level expected by the Hammers.
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