Rafael van der Vaart in sneering Rangers jibe as he escalates Calvin Bassey feud with ANOTHER Ajax slapdown
dailyrecord.co.ukOutspoken Rafael van der Vaart reckons £19 million Ajax defender Calvin Bassey was never going to succeed because he only played for Rangers.
The Nigerian international was the biggest omission of interim manager John Heitinga's first selection at the weekend following the dismissal of Alfred Schreuder last week, who had swooped for the ex-Ibrox star.
Bassey was only on the bench as Ajax romped to a 4-1 win against Excelsior, which was incredibly their first victory in the Eredivisie since October.And 109-times capped former Real Madrid star van der Vaart was the latest to join the growing band of criticism for Bassey, who has struggled in Dutch football since his move.
He said: "How is someone who played for Glasgow Rangers like Calvin Bassey going to be able to lead the defence at Ajax?"Where was the Ajax youth system?
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