Dutch Journalist: Calvin Bassey Not Worth His Price Tag

Dutch Journalist: Calvin Bassey Not Worth His Price Tag

Alfred Kadiri

Super Eagles defender, Calvin Bassey has continued to receive criticism following his poor showing in Ajax's 6-1 heavy home loss to Napoli in the UEFA Champions League, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The Nigerian was signed by the Dutch giants this summer as a successor to Lisandro Martinez.

Freek Jansen, a Football Writer was quite critical of Bassey.

“It was a bad transfer window at the bottom of the line. Ajax has invested more than a hundred million, but against Napoli, there were only two purchases in the base," says the Ajax watcher in the Pak Schaal Podcast. Bassey was one of those two.

Jansen continued: “With Bassey, you can already conclude that Ajax has paid the absolute top prize for him with €23 million. Given his current qualities, it would have made more sense to pay five to 10 million euros for him. He still has a long way to go when it comes to football. Maybe that will still happen.”