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Ajax sign Colombian striker Cassierra

Xinhua, June 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ajax have signed Colombian forward Mateo Cassierra from Deportivo Cali, Colombia, the Dutch club announced on Friday.

Cassierra signed a contact for five years in Amsterdam. He scored 17 goals in 59 matches for his former club. The transfer fee was not made known, but according to Dutch national broadcaster NOS it is around 5.5 million euros (6.2 million U.S. dollars).

Feyenoord also brought in a new striker. The Rotterdam-based giants signed the 25-year-old Danish international Nicolai Jorgensen from FC Kopenhagen for a reported fee of 3.5 million euros. Endit