Transfer of the Ajax professionals: FC Bayern commits Gravenberch – Sport

FC Bayern has now finally signed Ryan Gravenberch from Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam. The 20-year-old Dutch international has signed a contract until 2027.

Bayern’s CEO Oliver Kahn was delighted: “Ryan Gravenberch is a young, very interesting player who many top European clubs would have liked to sign,” said the club boss. “He chose FC Bayern because he can develop here at the highest level. Players with his qualities are important for FC Bayern’s future.”

According to the club’s statement, sports director Hasan Salihamidžić was similarly positive: “Ryan Gravenberch will give our team a lot. He’s one of the greatest talents in Europe, has excellent technique, always finds solutions in the smallest of spaces, is very dynamic and dangerous in front of goal FC Bayern decided that he is convinced of our club and the opportunities we have. We love players with that kind of mentality.”

Gravenberch himself is just as impressed with his new job, the national player said: “When FC Bayern asked me, I didn’t have to think twice. FC Bayern is one of the biggest clubs there is: players from all over the world want to play for this club play. I come to Munich to win a lot of titles – and FC Bayern are used to winning a lot of titles.”

Ryan Gravenberch joined Ajax’s youth academy at the age of eight, worked through all the youth teams there and made his senior debut in the 2018/19 season aged 16, for which he made 103 competitive appearances and scored 12 goals scored The midfielder won three championships and two cups with the Dutch record champions. He was called up for the senior national team for the Netherlands for the first time last year and has since played ten times for Oranje (1 goal), including at the European Championship a year ago. He became European champion in 2018 with his home country’s U-17 team.