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Former Arsenal wonderkid ‘banished by Ajax over WHATSAPP and told only to arrive at training ground when pals have left'
CHUBA AKPOM has been brutally axed from the Ajax first-team over WHATSAPP, according to reports. The former 4 Chuba Akpom has been axed from the Ajax squad over WHATSAPP Credit: Getty 4 He is one of seven stars informed of the decision Credit: Getty 4 It comes as part of a new direction under John Heitinga, who left Liverpool last month to take up the role Credit: Getty Club bosses want to sell the seven players to raise funds for new arrivals. According to The Dutch giants technical director, Alex Kroes, messaged each of the affected players and told them they would not be welcome at the club after Sunday. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Furthermore, their car parking spots have been taken away and there is now only one physiotherapist available between them. Sun Sport has contacted It comes as part of a brutal cull by new boss John Heitinga. The 41-year-old left his role as Liverpool assistant last month to take up the job. Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK He made more than 200 appearances for the Eredivisie outfit as a player before spells as the reserve team boss and interim head coach. Arsenal academy graduate Akpom joined Ajax from Christian Norgaard to Arsenal LATEST | Transfers Exposed After struggling for minutes at Ajax this season he joined Ligue 1 side Lille on loan in the winter transfer window. He recently opened up on how he laid awake for days after receiving an offer from Akpom told LavieCutz on TikTok: "Before I signed for Ajax, I received an offer from Saudi Arabia. "I barely slept for five nights. When you hear that there is interest in you, it is different than when you actually see it on paper. "Then all kinds of things happen in your body. Everything starts to itch. I lay awake for days. My girlfriend and I were lying in bed thinking about everything. "You're about to get a certain amount of money, but you don't have it yet, but in your head, you're already spending it. "My girlfriend and I were in Disneyland and thinking about everything we could get…" 4
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Moment furious Man Utd flop Wout Weghorst SLAPS camera out of his face after Ajax lose league title by a point
WOUT WEGHORST angrily slapped a camera away after his Ajax side squandered the Eredivisie title. The Amsterdam side had led their Eindhoven counterparts by nine points. 3 A camera operator looked to get a close up of Wout Weghorst Credit: X 3 Weghorst appeared to be fuming and slapped the camera away Credit: X But a run of two draws and two defeats in four matches saw Francesco Farioli's side manage to do their part, beating Twente 2-0 courtesy of goals by Jordan Henderson and Weghorst. But PSV's 3-1 triumph at Sparta Rotterdam, in which former After the game, Ajax stars lined up together in front of the fans. READ MORE ON MAN UTD A cameraman sought to get a close-up view of Weghorst, who was standing on the edge of the row. The forward appeared to be furious with he camera operator, turning around and slapping the camera away. After the game, Weghorst was asked about the incident. The experienced forward said: "It is a very beautiful moment in which we are sung to, then I think it is a great pity that the team is not just simply shown on camera. Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS ''It's emotion. I think it's a shame that the camera always has to be on me. "From the very first second, the camera was focused on me again. Watch Man Utd star Weghorst 'hit supporter' with wayward shot in warm-up as fans say 'Jonny Wilkinson would be proud' "On Wednesday, it became too much for me in Groningen and I quickly ran inside. "I also experienced the consequences of that. Now I didn't feel the need to be on camera again.'' Weghorst joined The Dutch international scored two goals in 31 appearances for the Red Devils, before returning to the Clarets. After featuring in Burnley's first two Championship games of the season, Weghorst moved to Ajax. The 6ft 5in forward has scored 10 goals in 24 Eredivisie appearances this term. Ajax had been sitting pretty at the top of the league, before a bizarre collapse proved to be costly. The spiral began on April 20, when they lost 4-0 at Utrecht. Farioli's men then drew 1-1 with Sparta Rotterdam and lost 3-0 to NEC in back-to-back home games. The crushing blow came on Wednesday night, when Ajax conceded a 99th-minute equaliser to the ten men of Groningen. 3 Ajax collapsed in the final weeks of the season Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
