Earlier today, Voetbal International stated Fulham have reached an agreement with Ajax over a deal worth €21m to sign Calvin Bassey.
This is backed up by both De Telegraaf and Algemeen Dagblad, who provide more updates on this case which may not please the Premier League side.
The latter states the defender’s agent is ‘angry’ after Ajax and Fulham agreed a deal for his transfer.
The Eredivisie side will face Anderlecht in a friendly tie today and the 23-year-old was initially set to feature against the Belgian club. AD say Ajax have decided not to take any risk and leave him out of the squad on Saturday morning.
After a disappointing debut season in Amsterdam, he’s looking to turn things around at Ajax next season. It remains to be seen whether a move to London will take place in the coming days.
Meanwhile, De Telegraaf state the Dutch club informed the player about the agreement with Fulham earlier today and also their decision to not involve him against Anderlecht.
This, as per the report, is a ‘spicy detail’ since his entourage informed on Friday that he doesn’t want to join Fulham.
The 30% rule in the Netherlands allows eligible employees from abroad to have 30% of their gross income as tax-free.
This allows the centre-back to have a ‘generous salary’ at Ajax, which he cannot achieve if he moves to Fulham. Therefore, De Telegraaf state unless Marco Silva’s side can convince him or a better option arises, Bassey is likely to continue in Amsterdam.
