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Ajax sporting director Jordi Cruyff has opened up about the club's intensive summer transfer window. The former Barcelona executive detailed how personal persuasion secured high-profile stars while dismissing claims of taking financial risks.

'De Topdrie' of Dutch football have executed major squad transformations during the summer transfer window. Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord secured high-profile international talent, headline loans, and returning icons to bolster their title ambitions.

For some football fans, the summer is the part of the calendar that they look forward to the most - and that's not just because it's filled by a World Cup every four years! Rather, it's because the end of the season means only one thing: It's time for transfers! The 2026 window once again proved to be exceptionally busy, with some huge names making big-money moves all the way up to Deadline Day on September 1.