I was Forced out of Ajax Ex-Super Eagles Winger Reveals
Former Super Eagles winger Finidi George has revealed that former Manchester United and Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal was the one who forced him out of Ajax. The Nigerian legend was instrumental to the Dutch side winning the Champions League title in 1995 but quickly lost his place after granting an interview at the end of the game.
The Super Eagles winger Finidi George who is now 49 years old said his manager back then was not pleased with his comments and that led the signing of Tijani Babangida in 1996. He said: “Van Gaal told me he was going to buy Tijani Babaginda and make him the first-choice right-winger at Ajax and that I’m free to leave,”
Finidi also said: “He said this because I made a comment to the press which he did not like. I was asked about my future at Ajax and the only thing I said: ‘Everything is possible in football.’ The legendary Super Eagles winger added: “After that interview, Van Gaal called me into his office and asked why I said that to the press and I told him that everything is truly possible in football, that was when he told me he will buy Babaginda to replace me.
The Super Eagles winger believes he probably would have ended up playing for Real Madrid had he decided to see out his contract at the Johan Cruyff Arena side.