Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Ajax Keen On Signing Engelaar

Amsterdam-based De Telegraaf, the biggest selling morning daily in the Netherlands, reveals today that the Johan Cruyff Schaal and Beker holders have already made Twente an offer for the international attacking midfielder, whose club however refuse to negotiate.

Twente brought the towering (1.98 m) former centre-forward back to his homeland from Belgian side Genk in August 2006. An ex-Breda man, Engelaar has since scored 11 goals in 57 matches and taken up the captain’s armband.

Usually playing on the left midfield position of Fred Rutten’s favourite 4-3-3 formation, the 28-year-old is under contract until June 30, 2009. However, it could be that Twente will change their minds, as they have just acquired another midfielder, the highly rated 18-year-old Belgian U-21 international (of Moroccan origin) Ibrahim Maaroufi on loan from Internazionale until the end of the season.


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