A former Arsenal player is among those who have been refused to return to Ajax’s training sessions.
Seven Ajax players have been banned from returning to the first team and their facilities after receiving a brutal WhatsApp message from the club.
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Ajax boss John Heitinga, who joined from Liverpool, wants to make major changes to his squad this summer before the 2025/26 season.
And it seems that the board is in agreement with the new manager after his appointment.
Ajax director Alex Kroes has informed seven players that they are not welcome at the club’s training base.
Former Arsenal star Chuba Akpom and ex-Wolves player Carlos Forbs are among the seven players who have been banned from the first team.
According to Dutch De Telegraaf, Borna Sosa, Kristian Hlynsson, Christian Rasmussen, Jay Gorter and Branco van den Boomen have also been banished from the squad.
The report states that all seven players have been put up for sale to finance new signings this summer.
The group is said to have been informed of the club’s decision via a WhatsApp message from Kroes. They will only be allowed to use the training ground and gym after the first team has eaten lunch. However, if there are double training sessions, the seven players must wait until the second session is finished before they can use the facilities.
In addition, the players have lost their parking spaces, and only one physiotherapist has been made available for all seven.
Akpom and Forbs, who both have experience in the Premier League, have three years left on their contracts. The same goes for Sosa, who spent last season on loan at Torino.
Akpom, who came through Arsenal’s youth academy, had several loan spells away from the Emirates before signing permanently for PAOK. He later returned to England and signed for Middlesbrough. The 29-year-old signed for Ajax in the summer of 2023.
Rasmussen and Van den Boomen have contracts until 2027, while Hlynsson and Gorter have deals that expire at the end of next season.
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