{"id":607732,"date":"2022-01-14T22:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T03:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=607732"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:52:14","slug":"david-neres-joins-shakhtar-donetsk-from-ajax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/14\/david-neres-joins-shakhtar-donetsk-from-ajax\/","title":{"rendered":"David Neres Joins Shakhtar Donetsk From Ajax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been confirmed by Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano that David Neres has joined Shakhtar Donetsk from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/31\/erik-ten-hag-stay-at-ajax\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a> in a deal costing an initial \u20ac12 million and a further \u20ac4 million in bonus payments and the deal is all done, signed and delivered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deal sealed and confirmed. David Neres joins Shakhtar Donetsk on a permanent move from Ajax for \u20ac12m plus \u20ac4m bonuses. The transfer to the Ukrainian club is effective immediately. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transfers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#transfers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ajax main target\u2019s still Tottenham winger Steven Bergwijn. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ajax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Ajax<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mRT0lloZeU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mRT0lloZeU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1481936968414117890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>David Neres Joins Shakhtar Donetsk From Ajax<\/h2>\n<h3>Deal Could See Ajax Move for Steven Bergwijn<\/h3>\n<p>With the transfer of Neres now completed it could well lead to Ajax firming up their own interest in bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/10\/tottenham-hotspur-could-sell-steven-bergwijn-january-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> forward Steven Bergwijn to the club. Ajax have been interested in Bergwijn for some time but have needed to sell players before making their own moves in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham are believed to want to try and recoup as much of their \u00a327 million fee for Bergwijn as possible which is what they paid for him two seasons ago when he joined the North London side from PSV Eindhoven.<\/p>\n<h3>Confirmation From Ajax of Neres Departure<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.ajax.nl\/articles\/ajax-and-shakhtar-donetsk-reach-agreement-for-david-neres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The official Ajax club website<\/a> also confirmed the departure of Neres on Friday 14 January in a statement that said;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAjax and Shakhtar Donetsk have reached an agreement for the transfer of David Neres. The transfer to the Ukrainian club is effective immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The player, who is 24, moved to Ajax in the same transfer window period in 2017 from his home country when he played for S\u00e3o Paulo. Since joining Ajax he has scored 47 goals in 180 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In his time at Ajax, Neres won the domestic league and cup double on two occasions in 2019 and 2021 as well as winning the Johan Cruyff Shield.<\/p>\n<p>Ajax will now focus their efforts on Bergwijn but Tottenham want to ensure they have a replacement before selling and are reported to be interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/02\/wolverhampton-wanderers-could-sell-adama-traore\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>\u2019 Adama Traore. As we\u2019ve seen in the transfer window before, certain deals could have a domino effect.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"OXw2ucFkRIBs_M2Ts3NW9A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1237077198\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OXw2ucFkRIBs_M2Ts3NW9A',sig:'gQWs9dY_L4mNBUWfHQMx2GmtN2CamBHLr7U2LjpmwUE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1237077198',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been confirmed by Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano that David Neres has joined Shakhtar Donetsk from Ajax in a deal costing an initial \u20ac12 million and a further \u20ac4 million in bonus payments and the deal is all done, signed and delivered. Deal sealed and confirmed. 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