Sometimes they make a club & sometimes they break a club but we’re focusing on the influential people making big things happen behind the scenes.
This would have been the perfect video to shine a light on the man behind Ajax’s recent success: Marc Overmars. He is responsible for the financial succes that has allowed our European rise, buying players like Davison Sanchez for 4 and Milik for 2 million euros and selling them for 40 and 32 million euros respectively. He has overseen a rise in wage structure and selling power that makes the acquisition of Tadic and Blind, both for around 15 million, possible and will sell De Jong and de Ligt for at least a combined 130 million euros this summer. Making us financially more viable is instrumental in our (European) growth. He has made smart manager appointments too with Bosz and Ten Hag. He has bought Ziyech, loaned Traore, consistently takes risk on foreign unknowns such as Nico Tagliafico, Sanchez etc with players like Lainez and Magellan coming this winter. Honestly one of the best footballing directors in Europe I think.
