Amsterdam, Netherlands (My Sportsbook) - Ajax defender Johnny Heitinga has agreed to a deal to join Atletico Madrid at the end of the current campaign. The 24-year-old Netherlands international is set to move to Spain for a fee of around $15 million and Heitinga is excited about the prospects of a new challenge. "I am trembling with joy," Heitinga said, "this is a beautiful new phase in my career. "I will miss Ajax enormously. This is my second home and I hope and expect that everyone will wish me luck with this transfer. And I have said to myself that if Ajax want me, I will end my career here in the future." "It is a huge pity," Ajax technical director Martin van Geel said. "We have worked very hard over the last few months to try to get Heitinga to stay, but it was not to be." (Courtesy of sportbox.tv) |
