Ghanaian star Mohammed Kudus carried his spectacular form to Anfield as he scored for Ajax again in their 2-1 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday.
It was Kudus’ second goal in the Champions League and it came with a class of touch and a spectacular finish.
The Nima-born star thumped in an emphatic equaliser off the underside of the bar after he was played in by Steven Berghuis and Steven Bergwijn.
He has scored in each of his 4 outings for Ajax in all competing, after the Dutch fought hard to keep him at Amsterdam.
Ajax are surpassed by very few clubs in world football in terms of unearthing talent and the latest gem looks to be Ghana forward Kudus.
The 22-year-old forward was strongly linked with a move to Everton at the end of the transfer window but Ajax blocked the deal given they were about to lose Antony to Manchester United.
Ajax believe Kudus will make a key contribution to their season – and presumably that his value will therefore significantly increase.
They have been proved correct so far. He was outstanding in the 4-0 thrashing of Rangers in Ajax’s opening group game and his fierce finish at Anfield was a sign of the quality the powerful, skilful forward possesses.
Ajax will naturally be disappointed with the final outcome given they were minutes away from a valuable point, but they will justifiably feel they showed enough to believe they can progress from what is shaping up as a tight group.
