Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey had agreed a five year deal with Dutch giants Ajax according to a technical staff of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Ajax are among the teams battling for his signature with Brighton and Hove Albion also keen on pricing him from Scottish side Rangers. The defender however picked Ajax as his next career destination and a fee of around €20m is said to have been agreed between both parties.
The fee goes into the record books as the highest sale ever by the Scottish side smashing the €14m Everton paid for Nathan Patterson in January. He will sign a five year deal we gathered from our source.
” He isn’t in Rangers squad for their pre season game because the move is 90% done. What is left is a routine medical and it will be made official by next week if all goes as expected. It’s a five year deal”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com in an exclusive chat.
He said Bassey picked Ajax because of the promise of regular first team football with a spot for him already sure as he will fill the void created by the exit of Lisandro Martinez to Manchester United. They both play in same role either as left back or left centre back.