{"id":1318517,"date":"2023-08-04T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1318517"},"modified":"2023-08-04T17:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:05:41","slug":"carlos-borges-ajax-west-ham-transfer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/carlos-borges-ajax-west-ham-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ajax told new wonderkid signing will be &#8216;one of the fastest players&#8217; in Dutch football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ajax beat off competition from West Ham to complete the signing of Carlos Borges from Manchester City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old Portugal under-19 international, who named compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo as his idol, has penned a five-year contract with the Dutch giants.<\/p>\n<p>Borges, renowned for his electric pace, had been with Man City since arriving from Sporting CP&#8217;s youth academy in 2014 but despite regularly training with Pep Guardiola&#8217;s first-team squad the Sintra-born winger failed to break through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/womens-world-cup-best-players-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The most exciting players and teams at the 2023 Women&#8217;s World Cup<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/womens-world-cup-2023-outright-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Who are the favourites? 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Ajax, who are in rebuild mode, swopped in and can now count on the forward in their forthcoming campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Amsterdammers sporting director Sven Mislintat is excited about Borges&#8217; potential, especially when it comes to going one-on-one with defenders, as well as offering insight into how the deal came about.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article-page__title\">Dabble sign-up offer: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/dabble-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dabble<\/a> yet? 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the way of competition it was quite close with other clubs, especially with one club from the Premier League. But in the moment we could enter the race so Carlos understood immediately what we are, what we stand for and what is possible here,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8216;I give my all for the team. That&#8217;s what I do!&#8217; ?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFCAjax\/status\/1687221491178291202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a fantastic boy. He\u2019s lightning quick, I think he will be one of the fastest players in the Eredivisie for sure. He\u2019s super brave, kind of a special player that can make a really good difference in dribbling situations and try to solve problems in the final third, being more or less a threat with every single action, it\u2019s always full speed. I\u2019m quite happy to add him to the squad. 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