Mounir El Hamdaoui: Ajax are delaying my transfer to Fiorentina

The Morocco international has stressed that he has agreed personal terms with the Serie A side, and feels his current club are frustrating his move

By Stefan Coerts

Mounir El Hamdaoui (Ajax)
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Ajax attacker Mounir El Hamdaoui has revealed that he has reached an agreement with Fiorentina about a winter transfer, but feels that his current club are delaying the move by changing their demands.

The Eredivisie champions stated on Sunday that they were confident of agreeing terms with the Viola, but that El Hamdaoui's financial demands could prove to be a problem.

Nevertheless, the Morocco international has stressed that the Amsterdam giants are holding up the transfer and it is not his doing.

"Ajax released a statement saying that it's now up to me to agree terms with Fiorentina, but I have already reached an agreement. Ajax are the ones who have changed their demands. They're not telling the truth," El Hamdaoui said to NUsport.

The 27-year-old attacker joined Ajax from AZ in the summer of 2010 and netted 13 goals in 26 Eredivisie appearances in his first season at the Amsterdam ArenA.

However, he has not played since April 24 after falling out with head coach Frank de Boer, and is desperate to leave the club in January.

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