Antony, de Ligt or de Jong. Which players did Ajax make the most money from?

Ajax Amsterdam has one of the best academies in the world. It regularly trains youngsters and then sells them for large sums to giants in Europe. For which players did he collect the most money?

5. Davinson Sanchez | €42 million | Tottenham Hotspur | 2017

Tottenham made Davinson Sanchez the most expensive defender in the club’s history when they sent €42 million to Amsterdam in 2017.

This is not exactly the case in Ajax’s academy, the Colombian stopper spent just one season in the Dutch capital, Ajax brought him in for €6 million, making a €36 million profit on him.

4. Lisandro Martinez | €57.37 million | Manchester United | 2022

The second of the three defenders in Ajax’s Top 5 sales. And one of two who left for Manchester United in the summer of 2022. Martínez was brought to the club for just €7 million from Defensa y Justicia in 2019, so Ajax made a €50 million profit on him.

the 24-year-old Argentine developed into a key stopper during his three seasons in Amsterdam, playing 120 games and eventually being brought by coach Erik ten Hag to Manchester United.

3. Matthijs de Ligt | €85.50 million | Juventus | 2019

Ajax’s youngest ever captain and the star of the club’s academy rise and ride in the 2018/19 season, when he led Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals as a teenager.

A natural leader, incredibly fit in terms of strength and a great header, he is one of the brightest products of Ajax’s academy. He earned a transfer to Juventus for €85 million in 2019. After 117 games in a Bianconeri jersey, he transferred to Bayern Munich for €67 million in the summer of 2022.

2. Frenkie de Jong | €86 million | FC Barcelona | 2019

Frenkie de Jong also came into the consciousness of fans around the world during Ajax’s run in the Champions League in the 2018/19 season. He was the driving force behind the Amsterdam side, while being signed for just €1 million from Willem II.

In the summer of 2019, he moved to Barcelona for €86 million, which was Ajax’s transfer record until now, before Antony broke it.

1. Antony | €95 million | Manchester United | 2022

The Brazilian youngster arrived at Ajax in the summer of 2020 and had a brilliant two years here. Fans fell in love with him because of his technique, he can literally work magic with the ball at his feet. In 82 games he has accumulated a record of 24 goals and 22 assists.

He is also very popular with the coach ten Hag, who insisted a lot on his transfer to Manchester United. Antony was also very keen on the transfer, only Ajax were against it. In the end, he was softened up by the astronomical sum of 95 million euros.

the 22-year-old Brazilian thus became the most expensive player in the history of Ajax Amsterdam. And it will surely take time for someone to surpass him, if ever.

Source: Transfermarkt, Ajax Amsterdam