Ajax To Rival Aston Villa, Brighton For £25m Nigerian Defender

Ajax To Rival Aston Villa, Brighton For £25m Nigerian Defender

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Dutch giants, Ajax have joined the chase to capture £25million rated Super Eagles and Ranger defender Calvin Bassey.

Amid interest from numerous Premier League clubs, Ajax wants to sign the Nigerian to replace outgoing centre-back Lisandro Martinez. 

BSNSports.com.ng gathered from DailyMail of the UK that the Dutch champions are keen to spend some of their £46m windfall from the sale of Martinez on Bassey.

Brighton have also shown interest in the Nigerian and both clubs are understood to have made offers for the versatile Bassey though not ones that have yet satisfied Rangers.

Rangers have put a £25m price tag on Bassey, who is equally comfortable and effective at both left-back and centre-back, two of the positions Martinez has been deployed in for Ajax.

The 22-year-old has also been on Aston Villa's radar, who are now managed by his former Gers boss Steven Gerrard.

Bassey joined Rangers from Leicester in 2020 for just £230,000 and has shot to prominence this season following a string of standout displays.

He has produced numerous man-of-the-match performances including in the Europa League final against Frankfurt and Rangers' Scottish Cup final triumph against Hearts.