Burnley may be glad they were unable to get a deal done for Ajax’s Carlos Forbs in January, with the youngster still struggling for the Dutch giants.
That’s at least is analyst Kees Kwakman’s latest comments are anything to go by, with him criticising the winger after Ajax’s draw with Bodø/Glimt.
Forbs joined Ajax last summer from Manchester City, looking to get his career on track after failing to make the grade at the Etihad.
The hope was that he could establish himself like many young players have in the Netherlands but that is yet to happen for the 19-year-old, who has only managed two goals and four assists in 28 games this season.
It meant he was linked with a move away in January and Burnley were keen, but a deal could not be done as Ajax wanted a commitment to buy in the summer included.
Indeed, he has found himself increasingly out of the team and that was the case for the Europa Conference League clash with Bodø/Glimt. He found himself left on the bench, with John van ‘t Schip putting Kristian Hlynsson, a central midfielder normally, on the left wing instead.
That was a ‘loud laugh’ for Forbs, who has once again found himself ‘passed over’ by the coach, and perhaps regretting his inability to secure a move away in January.
Burnley were one of the sides chasing his signature that month but couldn’t get a deal done, something they may now be glad of according to Kwakman.
“He has no quality,” Soccer News report him saying.
“He is much too expensive for a youth player. If there is a little space, you can occasionally send him into the depths. That’s about it so far.
“There are no other players to draft. You see that now that Steven Bergwijn is injured, there is no other left winger.
“Someone like Mika Godts is a young and talented player, but he has been injured for a while. Then you end up with Hlynsson as a left winger, who then has to play a bit hanging there. But that is not his position.”
