Dutch legend René van der Gijp has questioned why Ajax paid a bumper transfer fee to land Calvin Bassey after his disappointing performance in the Champions League defeat to Napoli.
Bassey penned a five-year-deal with the Amsterdam club, leaving Rangers for a club record breaking fee of £19.5million, which could raise to just under £23m should he impress in the Eredivise and Champions League. However he has endured a sluggish start to life in the Netherlands with critics queuing up to take pot shots at the Nigeria international. The pile on from pundits initially started following the 6-1 thrashing at the hands of the Serie A leaders.
However, the noise has only ramped up after Ajax' s hopes of reaching the the knockout round were effectively ended by a second consecutive Group A defeat to Napoli, while Liverpool were running riot at Ibrox to move six points clear of the Dutch champions. Fingers were pointed once again at Bassey as Luciano Spalletti's men ran out 4-2 winners.
