He Ajax Amsterdam suspended the new CEO with immediate effect, Alex Kroesdue to suspicions that he was involved in operations with insider information on the club’s shares, as reported on Tuesday by the club’s supervisory board in a statement.
The board said they learned that Cross He bought more than 17,000 Ajax shares a week before his appointment scheduled for August 2, 2023 was announced.
“External legal advice indicates that he likely used inside information,” the board said in the statement.
Cross He could not immediately be reached for comment. Cross told Dutch news agency ANP that he would ask the Dutch financial watchdog AFMwhich oversees stock trading, to comment on its acquisitions.
another setback
The suspension of Cross It was another twist in a dramatic season for the Dutch record champions, who sacked their technical director and head coach just months after being appointed and briefly found themselves at the bottom of the table. Eredivisie for the first time in its history.
He Ajax currently occupying fifth place, 28 points behind the league leader, the PSV Eindhovendespite spending more than 100 million euros ($107 million) on new players late in the season.
Cross49 years old, former director of clubs of Eredivisie Go Ahead Eagles and AZ Alkmaar, He began his work as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ajax on March 15.
Source: La Verdad
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