Erik ten Hag happy to work with remnants of Ajax squad | OneFootball

With an exodus of first-team players on the cards, Ajax are ready to change their playing style to adapt to the squad they will be left with.

Winger Hakim Ziyech completed his move to Chelsea in July, while in recent days Joel Veltman joined Brighton and Sven Botman was sold to Lille.

It is expected that goalkeeper André Onana, defender Nicolás Tagliafico and midfielder Donny van de Beek will also seek new pastures during the current transfer window.

It is nothing new for the Amsterdam outfit, who lost Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona and Matthijs de Ligt to Juventus after the 2018/19 season.

Despite the high rate of turnover in his squad, Ajax boss Erik ten Hag remains circumspect about the situation.

“If you lose players who have had a big influence on the game, the playing style will change,” ten Hag told NOS television (via Reuters).

“You lack specific qualities. But of course the intentions remain the same.

“You should always set the bar higher than last season. The challenge is to get even more out of the players who are there now.”

The new Eredivisie season is scheduled to start on 12 September.