Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has branded Ajax as "disrespectful" over the signing of goalkeeper Andre Onana.
The
Cameroonian, 18, is out of contract at Camp Nou this summer and
therefore had permission to discuss terms with other teams, despite
Barca having offered him an extension.
Onana was subsequently
confirmed having agreed to join Ajax over the weekend, signing a
three-year deal which will begin on July 1.
Zubizarreta has now
hit out at the conduct of the Eredivisie giants, claiming they should
not have made the announcement so early.
"The contract of Onana
runs out this year so he was allowed to talk to other clubs," the former
Barca goalkeeper, who is responsible for the club's transfer activity,
told reporters on Sunday.
"We offered him a contract extension
but we heard nothing more from him. The next thing I know, Ajax have
announced his impending arrival at their club.
"The attitude of
Ajax is disrespectful towards us. They should've waited to reveal that
until June. But every club's responsible for their own actions."
Onana joined Barca's La Masia academy in 2010 and was part of the Under-19 set-up this season.
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