Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder has revealed he is set to omit controversial playmaker Mohamed Ihattaren from his Champions League squad to face Rangers in the latest blow for the club. Rangers travel to Amsterdam next week for their first game in the group stage, where they were also drawn with Liverpool and Napoli.
Ajax have already been rocked by the £85 million departure of star man Antony to Manchester United and they will look to add replacements. But talented 20-year-old playmaker Ihattaren - who is on loan from Juventus - looks set to miss out as his bizarre career path took another twist.
The Dutchman joined Juventus at the start of last season and they immediately loaned him out to Sampdoria, but he never played for the Genoa club and went AWOL after being unsettled. After joining Ajax on a year-long loan in January, previous manager Erik ten Hag was furious at his condition after he was reportedly several pounds overweight. The current Manchester United boss said at the time: "If you can't run, it ends there."
