The Serbian international has already played on loan in Eredivisie for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233, and the Amsterdammers reportedly see the 23-year-old as a perfect addition to their squad.
Reports in Dutch media suggest that Ajax Amsterdam are taking keen interest in signing Hamburger centre-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Slobodan-Rajkovic-c33708, before the ongoing summer transfer window closes.
The Amsterdam giants are in the market for a central defender after selling their star stopper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814, to Tottenham Hotspur earlier this summer.
The 31-time Eredivisie champions earlier earmarked http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Niklas-Moisander-c27919, as the perfect replacement for the Belgian stopper. However, the Alkmaar outfit’s mammoth asking price for the 26-year-old forced
the Amsterdammers management to set their sights elsewhere.
FC Twente Enschede centre-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Douglas-c11600, has been performing consistently at De Grolsch Veste for the past couple of seasons. His impressive performances have garnered him interest from several European outfits including Ajax and
Newcastle United.
However, the Amsterdammers withdrew from their pursuit of the Brazilian-born Dutch defender after watching interest mounting in his services in the ongoing summer transfer window.
Rajkovic, who has been plying his trade at Hamburger since the summer of 2011, has been performing consistently for the past couple of seasons.
The 23-year-old is regarded as one of the best centre-backs in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serbia-c3002, and has already represented his national side in 13 matches.
In addition, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 stopper has played three full seasons in the highest echelons of Dutch football while wearing PSV Eindhoven, FC Twente Enschede and Vitesse Arnhem colours on loan.
Rajkovic, who has thus far played over 100 matches since making his professional football debut in the 2004/05 season, has an ongoing contract at Imtech Arena that runs until the end of the 2014/15 season.
Reports confirm that the Hamburger management does not want to let go of their star player in the ongoing summer transfer window. However, an offer in the region of three million Euros could tempt the German club to sell their
prized asset this summer.
Ajax will commence their 2012/13 campaign against AZ Alkmaar at Amsterdam Arena on August 12.
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