Would the figure be so low if he was heading to a Premier League club?
Justin Kluivert is on his way to Roma and the fee that the Serie A side have reportedly agreed with Ajax is remarkable in that it is just £15.8m (€18m). Given Kluivert’s potential, Roma’s acquisition of the youngster could prove to be one of the biggest bargains in recent seasons.
Huge things are expected of the 19-year-old, who had reportedly earned the interest of both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur with his performances for Ajax over the past 18 months.
United manager Jose Mourinho is believed to be a massive fan of Kluivert, who is the son of Netherlands legend Patrick, but Roma look to have beaten all other suitors to his signature.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1004839231452254208
Considering the mammoth figures that are being touted for players in the modern transfer market, Kluivert looks a snip even when the reported bonuses worth £4 million are accounted for.
The prospect is set to sign a five-year deal at the Stadio Olimpic worth £25,000-a-week and a clause has been inserted into Kluivert’s contract which will see Ajax receive a percentage of any future transfer fee for the player who made his international debut in March.
Supporters of Premier League clubs simply can’t believe that he’s going so cheap.
Wow, Roma signed Justin Kluivert for £16M. What a bargain.
— Jaime Ventura (@jaimitoelcrack7) June 8, 2018
Justin Kluivert joining AS Roma for €18M 🙄 bargain, why were Spurs not all over this??
— Si Morgan (@SiMorgani) June 8, 2018
Speaking of bargains, @OfficialASRoma are reportedly close to signing Justin Kluivert for just €15 million (rising to €20 million with add ons). You can guarantee the fee would probably be €20 million more if he was coming to England. Roma could make some serious profit.
— Daniel Hazell (@DanielHazell96) June 8, 2018
Easy bang in about 10 years:
€18 million for Kluivert is one of the bargains of the century
— Oisín (@Oisin_Mc_Hugh) June 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/crandall87/status/1005028982226608129
https://twitter.com/Jonno_Reilly/status/1005018991914553344
Justin Kluivert for just $18m are you joking! That's a bargain, @SpursOfficial look at some of the deals we are missing out on, can't wait to sign someone like Matt Phillips for 35 million
— Tøm (@TomCOYS) June 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/abhranil_halder/status/1005020541462278145
Can't believe Justin Kluivert looks to be going Roma for just €18m. He's not the finished article by an absolute stretch but the potential he has could make that price seem awfully cheap.
— Lee Holdsworth (@LeeHoldsworth01) June 7, 2018
18Mil cheap as chips in today's crazy market RT @FabrizioRomano: Justin #Kluivert is so close to become new #Roma player for €18M! Here we go 🇳🇱 @SkySport
— Chops 🇮🇪 (@Dave_kav) June 7, 2018
