Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on AS Roma’s radar- Serie A news
Ajax goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maarten-Stekelenburg-c22998, has been linked with a move to Italian giants, AS Roma, in the summer transfer window.
The shot-stopper is amongst the several shortlisted candidates to replace Doni at the Stadio Olimpico Rome. The Brazilian has been linked with a move to English Premier League giants, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809, and it is highly expected that he
will complete his move to Anfield in the next few days.
Stekelenburg has only one year left on his contract and Ajax would certainly want to cash in on his transfer rather allowing him to leave the club as a free agent next season.
The shot-stopper has expressed his desire of playing in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926, as it would be his first ever experience of playing in the foreign soil. The Dutch international is keen to join the Giallorossi and believes that the move will do
a world of good to his future growth. The 28-year-old believes that it would be a great honour for him to replace a goalkeeper of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Doni-c11553’s calibre.
It is believed that Roma’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 are looking to offer 10-million Euros and the money will be enough
to lure the shot-stopper in Italy prior to the start of the 2011/12 campaign.
The Netherlands international also invited interest from several other European clubs but Ajax at first were not prepared to sell out their star. Ajax manager, Frank De Boer, has expressed disappointment at the player’s desire
to leave and he was confident that he would sign an extension.
AS Roma are looking to strengthen their squad in the summer transfer window and are also closing in on the signatures of Barcelona’s, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Erik-Lamela-c12758.
Stekelenburg tied knots with Ajax in 2002 after spending five years in the club’s youth system. The player has made 191 league appearances so far during his nine year career thus far. The goalkeeper made his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 debut in
2004 and has 40 international caps under his belt until now.
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