The Ajax sporting director expressed his delight at the arrival of the veteran midfielder at Amsterdam Arena, and insisted that his arrival will certainly help the young players.
Ajax Amsterdam sporting director, Marc Overmars, has revealed that the club is extremely pleased with Christian Poulsen’s decision to join his side. The 32-year-old moved to Amsterdam Arena on a free transfer after his contract expired at Evian Thonon Gaillard
earlier this summer.
The former Dutch international revealed that the Danish midfielder had several options, but he opted to put pen to paper on a contract with the Amsterdam giants.
“We are very pleased with his choice to come and play with Ajax, for he could have gone to several clubs in Europe. He is a leader, both on and off the field, and that can help our young group of players”, Overmars was quoted as saying to the media.
The technically gifted midfielder started his professional career at Holbaek in the 1997/98 season. After spending three seasons and playing over 75 league matches, the Danish footballer moved to Copenhagen in the summer of 2000.
Schalke 04, the German Bundesliga outfit, earmarked the talented midfielder as a hot prospect, and lured him to Veltins-Arena at the start of the 2002/03 campaign as a perfect replacement for Jiri Nemec.
The Danish midfielder, who represented his national football team in close to 100 games before calling it a day earlier this year, made 111 league appearances for the German club, and won several pieces of silverware during his four-year stay in Gelsenkirchen.
Following his successful spell in German top flight, Poulsen decided to try his luck in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in the summer of 2010.
However, following a poor season at Anfield, where he represented the fallen English Premier League giants in 12 matches, the 32-year-old moved to Evian on a season-long deal.
An uneventful season in the highest echelons of French football forced him not to extend his stay in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vurnon-Anita-c36486, and successfully lured him to Amsterdam Arena.
Poulsen will sign a two-year contract after subject to the completion of his medical.
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