I have only seen Van der Wiel in the euros, and I take it that he had a bit of a shocker there? Is he any good?
He did have a shocker at the euros and to be fair he was disappointing for the whole of last season. Still, he's a good age and was the new Alves not so long ago. If he can rediscover his earlier career form he would be perfect. Not sure what Ajax would be looking for though. They wanted around 10 million euros when Valencia was sniffing earlier in the season, but they've moved elsewhere (Pereira) and it's gone a bit quiet all of a sudden. Ajax want to sell as they already have a player from their youth setup promoted and his contract expires next summer, meaning they might be willing to do a cut price deal.