Steven Bergwijn has claimed that he is making a 'step up' in his career by moving to Ajax from Tottenham.
The Dutch winger completed his £28million switch back to the Eredivisie side on Friday, returning to the side that he played for in his youth career between 2005 and 2011.
Bergwijn struggled to show his best form during his two-and-a-half year spell at Spurs, but he is now back in the Netherlands, and he feels he is joining a stronger team than the Premier League outfit.
'I was a bit shocked. I didn’t see it coming, actually,' Bergwijn told Ajax's official website when talking about his move to the Dutch champions.
'But yeah I was getting left out of the team there and of course you just want to play. So if you can go back to Ajax it’s quite tempting. They always do well in the league and the Champions League. So, it’s a step up for me.'
The 24-year-old fell down the pecking order last term at Tottenham, starting just four league games for the north London club.
He produced one of the moments of the season in January when he scored twice in added time to secure Spurs a dramatic 3-2 win at Leicester.
However, he only went on to start one more league match after that as Antonio Conte preferred to play January signing Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Moura ahead of him.
He will now hope that he can break into Ajax's starting line-up next season as the Amsterdam side go in search of their third league title on the bounce.
Ajax will also be aiming to build on their 2021-22 Champions League campaign, which saw them win all six of their group games before they suffered a disappointing defeat against Benfica in the last 16.
Bergwijn has previously thrived in his homeland, scoring 31 goals in 149 appearances for PSV Eindhoven during his five years in the senior team, winning three Eredivisie titles along the way.
Now back at Ajax, he will be eager to get regular game time under his belt with the World Cup just four months away.
lucahuur
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I want to become a footballer
train like no other.
Ozbert
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Shut Up and be grateful ungrateful son of b*****, Spurs gave you one of the greatest spotlight to showcase your talent but you hardly proof to the EPL and the W.W.W that you have one. Am not a spurs f@n but people like him need put at their place
How was his talent not appreciated? after all the game times given him, or you want the technical team, or the president to play the game for him on the pitch? I'm black like him not racist just the glare truth which your guys always run from
looacem
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I want to become a footballer
Joejust
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Shut Up and be grateful ungrateful son of b*****, Spurs gave you one of the greatest spotlight to showcase your talent but you hardly proof to the EPL and the W.W.W that you have one. Am not a spurs f@n but people like him need put at their place
U racist cu n t …Tottenham is small club and they never appreciate his talent
Que_X_Genah
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Ajax have alot of trophy yes... but the league isn't that competitive like the premier league... so, it's a big dutch club, but not a. big big club
Bigmamajoe
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Stepup in the sense he gets to play again
jidamorsu
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if u couldn't tie down a starting berth at a lower club as u proclaim in Tottenham and u are a guarantee starter at Ajax then am sorry to burst your bubble that it is no step up bro... Tottenham presently is a bigger club than Ajax even though they don't have the past European pedigree that Ajax once enjoyed
what are you all about. they are the first English team to win a European trophy
AyebameruOlajide
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To be honest the reasons he gave are quite true
Danimessione
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if u couldn't tie down a starting berth at a lower club as u proclaim in Tottenham and u are a guarantee starter at Ajax then am sorry to burst your bubble that it is no step up bro... Tottenham presently is a bigger club than Ajax even though they don't have the past European pedigree that Ajax once enjoyed
ManUnited-Red
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We all hope he does 👍🏽
Ozbert
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Shut Up and be grateful ungrateful son of b*****, Spurs gave you one of the greatest spotlight to showcase your talent but you hardly proof to the EPL and the W.W.W that you have one. Am not a spurs f@n but people like him need put at their place
tekena007
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Emotional Damage😂
Richsavage0
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That’s just nonesense.