Former Dutch international Martijn Meerdink says 17 year old defender Jorrel Hato has already shown that he is two levels better than Nigeria international defender Calvin Bassey in the few games he has played, OwngoalNigeria.com reports.
Bassey was a big money signing by Ajax in the summer after his impressive display for Scottish side Rangers in the Europa League, where they went all the way to the final before losing to German side Eintracht Frankfurt.
Things haven’t gone as planned for the 23 year old and as the season draws to an end he has been subjected to limited game time , with rumours circulating that the team will be open to letting him leave in the summer.
In a chat on the state of the Ajax team as they make plans for next season, Meerdink said Hato who has played the entire duration of the last four games for the Dutch giants, has shown that he is levels above the Nigerian either at left back or as left centre back.
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“Hato shows at Ajax that he is a huge talent,” Meerdink said in a conversation with De Telegraaf. “In the few matches that I saw him play at Jong Ajax, you already saw how really mature he is at his age. You can see that even in the first team now. He is already one or two class (s) better than Bassey. That says enough”, he stated.
