Alfred Posted January 27, 2006 Report Posted January 27, 2006 This is for Reinier (and all the other dutch football experts here too): Hamburg win race for De Jong Bundesliga title chasers Hamburger SV have continued to strengthen their squad, following Tuesday's loan signing of Ailton with the €1.5m capture of Nigel de Jong from AFC Ajax. Dutch exiles The versatile Netherlands midfielder has agreed a three-and-a-half year deal (EDIT: That's wrong. He signed a 4 1/2 year contract!) with the UEFA Cup hopefuls, ending a four-year spell in the first team at the Amsterdam ArenA. The 21-year-old, whose contract was due to expire in July, joins a growing number of Dutch exiles at the AOL Arena, with fellow internationals Rafael van der Vaart and Khalid Boulahrouz already impressing with the Bundesliga outfit. Squad strengthening Coming so soon after the arrival of Ailton, the move will send a clear message of intent to both Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern München and UEFA Cup Round of 32 opponents FC Thun. Meanwhile, the side that helped knock the Swiss team out of the UEFA Champions League, Ajax will go into their last-16 tie in that competition against FC Internazionale Milano shorn of a key player. ©uefa.com Quote
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