Marc Overmars rejects Arsenal interest by signing new Ajax deal
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Arsenal have missed out on Marc Overmars as their new sporting director with the former Dutch international committing his future to Ajax. But will now have to look elsewhere with Overmars insisting he is still motivated by the challenges at the Dutch giants, who have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season after knocking out three-time defending champions Real Madrid. Since becoming the director of football at Ajax in 2012, after a spell as a youth coach at the club, the former Barcelona star has helped to spark prosperity despite a willingness to sell their best players.
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