Ajax s Ryan Gravenberch has acknowledged interest from Bayern Munich, while revealing contract renegotiations have stopped.
The 19-year-old s stock has continued to rise following appearances at Euro 2020, but his contract with Ajax expires at the end of the 2022-23 season.
While in camp with the Netherlands national team, Gravenberch clarified his position with Ajax.
Contract negotiations have now been stopped, he told NOS. I have just one more year on my contract now and that s it, really. We ll see.
My father and agent are very busy with that [handling his contract status] while I focus on football.
In relation to Bayern s reported interest, the midfielder admitted he was well aware.
Yeah, of course [I ve seen the Bayern interest], he said. You can read it everywhere, so there is interest from Bayern, but I think there are several clubs.
I have no idea, I have no idea. But if you re worth 25million, you can be proud because it s a lot of money, of course.
Voor Ajax Amsterdam
— Ryan Gravenberch (@RGravenberch)
Despite the rise in profile, Gravenberch was left out of a recent Dutch squad by Louis van Gaal due to a dip in club form.
After playing 90 minutes as Ajax came from behind to win 3-2 over bitter rivals Feyenoord on Sunday, it was something Gravenberch noted his disagreement on.
A lesser phase, I don t want to see it that way. Before the winter break I didn t play very well, but after the winter it really only went up, he said.
Then the team does well and you have to fight yourself back into the team, I just did that in the end. So I don t agree with that [from Van Gaal] so much.
Having already qualified for Qatar, the Oranje will host Denmark and Germany in Amsterdam over the upcoming international window.
