{"id":11503,"date":"2026-05-14T13:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11503\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:50:09","slug":"west-ham-youngster-emmanuel-fejokwu-decision-expected-as-ajax-become-active-in-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/11503\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham youngster Emmanuel Fejokwu decision expected as Ajax become active in pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nuno<\/p>\n

Credit: Imago<\/p>\n

\"Declan <\/p>\n

Thu 14 May 2026 11:10, UK <\/p>\n

West Ham United<\/a> talent Emmanuel Fejokwu is being targeted by Ajax. <\/p>\n

The Dutch centre-back has already featured 15 times for the Hammers\u2019 Under-18 side, and he made his debut for the Under-21s earlier this season. <\/p>\n

The 16-year-old is no stranger to interest in his services, with the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan, Club Brugge and Bayer Leverkusen being interested his services. <\/p>\n

A report from Bram Bark<\/a> on 14 May claims that the Amsterdam club are becoming active in the pursuit of young talents, and Fejokwu is expected to make a decision on his future shortly. <\/p>\n

West Ham will be keen not to lose one of their most promising academy starlets<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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West Ham face Emmanuel Fejokwu battle<\/p>\n

West Ham face a battle to keep Fejokwu<\/a>, which is becoming increasingly clear, given all the noise surrounding his future.<\/p>\n

The report states that while he plays with the Under-18s in East London, he would be a part of the Under-17\u2019s in the Dutch capital. <\/p>\n

\"WestCredit: Breaking Media<\/p>\n

It claims that despite the interest in the defender, who has been capped nine times by England Under-16s, the four-time Champions League winners are optimistic about his potential arrival at the Johan Cruyff Arena. <\/p>\n

Why the situation could be complicated for West Ham<\/p>\n

Normally, the Irons would be protected by Fejokwu\u2019s young age, due to regulations around academy players.<\/p>\n

However, since he holds a Dutch passport, it is a bit more complicated, and means he is eligible to move to a club abroad as he has turned 16. <\/p>\n

The defender, who has featured mostly as a right-back in his time with the E20 outfit, is already at the centre of a tug-of-war between the England and the Netherlands at international level.<\/p>\n

Fejokwu\u2019s career statsAppearancesWest Ham Under-18s15West Ham Under-21s1Fejokwu\u2019s stats at West Ham<\/p>\n

A report back in December 2025 suggested that sources close to the player believe that he would benefit from playing for a Dutch club, as it is easier to get to the senior side over there.<\/p>\n

However, given that he is only 16 and has already featured for the Hammers\u2019 Under-21\u2019s, it suggests they have high hopes for him at the London Stadium, too. <\/p>\n

It may be a complicated few months for the Rush Green side, trying to convince their talent to stick with them and outlining a plan to get him to the first-team. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago Thu 14 May 2026 11:10, UK West Ham United talent Emmanuel Fejokwu is being targeted by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[23,9617],"class_list":{"0":"post-11503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-amsterdam","8":"tag-amsterdam","9":"tag-emmanuel-fejokwu"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}