For most clubs, losing top talent is a killer. For Ajax, it's their business model

Access all areas at Ajax where Edwin van der Sar and Matthijs de Light reveal what makes their academy so special. AMSTERDAM -- Matthijs de Ligt knows everyone outside of Ajax is talking about his future and which European superpower will secure his much-coveted signature. "Am I annoyed by the rumours? No. Bored? A little bit," De Ligt tells ESPN. "But it doesn't matter to me if there's an article about where I should go or what I should do. It doesn't matter, at all." He is only 19 and already captaining Ajax. He was named European Golden Boy in December and as he talks on a pitch at their training ground,...

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