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Marc Overmars Claims Nicolas Tagliafico Will Stay at Ajax Amid Interest From Arsenal & Barcelona

Ajax's director of football Marc Overmars insists that Argentina international Nicolás Tagliafico will not be sold at the end of the season.

The 26-year-old full-back has been attracting interest most notably from Overmars' former clubs Arsenal and Barcelona ahead of the summer transfer window, with Real Madrid also mentioned as a potential suitor.

But the club's decision makers insist that there will not be a major clear out in Amsterdam at the end of the season, hinting that the sales of Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt should help the keep Tagliafico until 2020.

"We want to keep Nico Tagliafico and David Neres here," Overmars told NOC (via The Metro).