TRANSFER: Premier League clubs still monitoring Ajax star Kudus Mohammed

A player being considered by multiple suitors for a summer switch is Mohammed Kudus, the Ajax attacking midfielder who has scored 22 goals in 48 games for club and country so far this season.

Kudus is under contract at the Johan Cruyff Arena until 2025 but he rejected a one-year extension in April, and has made the Dutch side aware of his intention to exit once the window opens on June 10.

Precedent suggests that if valuable squad members cannot be renewed, Ajax tend to sell rather than allow them to enter the final 24 months of their deals. It is expected to require a fee of around £40million ($49.8m) to sign the Ghana international, although that might be influenced by which teams are in for him.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle United are among those tracking Kudus, and while other candidates may be above him on their transfer lists at present, the 22-year-old is admired.

He moved from Nordsjaelland in July 2020 and came close to joining Everton last August before Ajax blocked the switch. Kudus also caught the eye at the 2022 World Cup, scoring two goals.

Source: The Athletic