Ajax to invest in youth training for Sparta | over the next three seasons now

Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam will work even more closely together. Over the next three seasons, the Amsterdam club will even invest in the Castle Club's youth club

which concerns Ajax's support to Sparta Rotterdam in the areas of training, education and training. Training and scouting.

The two clubs have been working together for several years – Sparta has put its greatest talents into the youth academy of Ajax – but collaboration is now taking a new impetus.

"Thanks to the quality of the youth academy of Sparta in all its facets, Ajax and Sparta have been doing business for years.As no one else knows that youth training is the artery of the club, "writes Ajax on his website

" Therefore, the training of young Spartans enjoys immediate support for the next three seasons in the areas of training, coaching and training. Scouting. "

Both clubs emphasize that the agreements only apply to training and for example not to the first teams.

Roks satisfied with the help of Ajax

Head j Dolf Roks of Sparta Rotterdam is happy to learn that his club is receiving a helping hand from Ajax and is waiting a lot of renewed cooperation.

"Given the fact that many boys disappeared from the youth academy before becoming the first eleven, or before they could sign a contract, we thought we should protect ourselves "he says.

"That's why we are looking for reinforcements in a club that can help us in this area, and that's Ajax in this case.They think with Dutch football and, in this case, Sparta, to keep the clubs at the level where they are, thus improving the total of Dutch football Indirectly, this also applies to Ajax itself, but also for Sparta. "

After nine rounds Ajax is number two in the Premier League standings. The team of coach Erik Ten Hag is five points behind the still inaccessible leader, the PSV.

Sparta Rotterdam is also second in the Kitchen Champion division. Coach Henk Fraser's team is two points behind leader Go Ahead Eagles.