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Why we signed Bassey from Rangers – Ajax chief, Hamstra

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Ajax sporting director Gerry Hamstra has defended the club’s decision to spend big on Nigeria defender Calvin Bassey.



The Eredivisie champions announced the signing of the 22-year-old from Scottish Premiership outfit Glasgow Rangers on Wednesday.

Ajax paid €27m for the player, who broke into the Rangers’ starting line-up under Giovanni van Bronckhorst last season.

Rangers paid Leicester City just €230,000 for Bassey two years ago.

The left-back caught the eye of a number of clubs across Europe after his energetic display in the Rangers’ UEFA Europa League final defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Hamstra believed that they could reap the benefits of the former Leicester City youth’s accelerated development.

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Champions League: Why Liverpool beat Ajax 2-1 – Klopp

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Following Tuesday's 2-1 victory over Ajax in the Champions League, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised the morale of his team.The Reds had fallen to Napoli 4-2 in their opening group game.Klopp pressed his players for an answer after that outcome in Naples.Mohammed Kudus scored to negate Mohamed Salah's goal before Joel Matip scored the game-winning goal with a late header.Klopp said: “I think if we put the two games next to each other, you would not recognise th...
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Bassey ruled out of Super Eagles, Mali friendly

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Unfortunately, Calvin Bassey, the Fulham defender, won't be able to play in Nigeria's friendly match against Mali because of an injury.He also missed the recent friendly against Ghana for the same reason. Bassey didn't train with the team before the match and was on the bench.Now, he has to go back to his club because of the injury. The rest of the 22 players are all ready to play. The Super Eagles will face Mali at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Tuesday.
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Pre-season Friendly: Bassey grabs winning goal in Fulham’s victory against Hoffenheim

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Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey scored the winning goal as Fulham defeated German club TSG Hoffenheim 2-1 in their last pre-season friendly at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon.Bassey was handed his first start since making the switch from Eredivisie outfit Ajax last month, and he delivered a Man of the Match performance.Another new recruit, Raul Jimenez, put Fulham in front six minutes into the second half.The lead lasted five minutes before Grisha Promel eq...
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