Ajax buys Swedish striker

22 March: Today Ajax contracted new striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Although his name wouldn't suggest it, he is Swedish and now plays for Malmö FF. Ibrahimovic (19) signed a 5-year contract and will join the club at the beginning of next season. According to the club itself, Ajax won the battle with top clubs like AS Monaco, Juventus, AC Milan and Arsenal.

The Swedish striker is 1.92 meters tall and therefore looks like the type of player coach Adriaanse said he was missing in his team. The rumours about a transfer of Twente player Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink seem to be definitely not real anymore now.

Ibrahimovic is an international for Sweden, having played two games for his country so far. After Inge Danielsson, Peter Larsson and Stefan Pettersson, Ibrahimovic is the fourth Swedish player ever to have played at Ajax. (BV)

(Sources: ANP)