Ajax turns down Mendes da Silva purchase option

28 April: Ajax has decided not to offer Sparta Rotterdam defender David Mendes da Silva a contract for next season. The 20 year-old defender joined Ajax on 19 December 2002, on a six month loan. The agreement with the Rotterdam First Division side included a special clause, which gave Ajax the right to buy the Holland U21 international after that.

Ajax's decision not to use that clause comes remarkably early: Mendes da Silva was injured during most of his stay in Amsterdam. He played eight games for Young Ajax in the Beloftencompetitie ('Talent Competition') and sat on the Ajax-1 bench during the Eredivisie game against RBC Roosendaal on 05 April (4-1). However, he didn't play a single minute for Ajax-1 yet.

Mendes da Silva will stay at Ajax for the remainder of the season. After the summer break, however, he will return to Rotterdam's Spangen district, to serve his ongoing contract at Sparta Rotterdam. (MP)

(Source: Ajax.nl)