Deal between Ajax and Oleguer to follow soon

Asked about the negotiations with Barcelona centre and right back defender Oleguer Presas (28) (read more here), Ajax sports director Danny Blind said in an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that Ajax hopes to close the transfer soon:

"A loan deal wasn't an option for Barcelona. We have a deal on the transfer fee with the club, that's step one. We haven't an agreement with the player yet but the prospects for a deal are good.

He is looking forward to play again and would like to do that with us. We have given Oleguer an indication of what he can earn with us. If you buy a player for that kind of fee, you don't sign him for one or two years. Today we pick up the negotiations and we hope he can join the group soon."

Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad claims that it won't be a major problem to find a deal because Oleguer wasn't one of the big earners at Barcelona.

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Ajax is now negotiating with Oleguer's legal adviser Sergi Clavera and that the Catalan defender will fly to Amsterdam this evening or at the latest tomorrow morning.

Sport claims that former Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard has recommended the transfer of Oleguer to current Ajax manager Marco van Basten and Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Oleguer's former team-mates Feyenoord midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Ajax midfielder Gabri have done the same.

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