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Wing-backs - Kenny Tete (Olympique Lyon) and Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid)

Tete has been linked with a move to Wolves in January

The right-back, Kenny Tete, is also a product of the Ajax youth system. He joined the Ajax academy at the age of ten and progressed through the ranks before making his senior team debut during the 2014/15 season aged 19.

Tete played 55 times for the senior team scoring once before moving to Ligue 1 giants Olympique Lyon in 2017 for a nominal fee. He has been a regular starter for the young Lyon side and made headlines last season for a terrific performance against Neymar in a league match.

The Netherlands international is reportedly close to moving to the Premier League to play for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Luis never played for the Ajax senior team

Filipe Luis started his career with Brazilian club Figueirense and his first club in Europe was Ajax. He was at the club for one full season but didn’t feature for the first team at any point despite making the bench on a few occasions.

The Brazilian, however, has credited the Dutch club for helping him learn the tactical aspects of the game and for aiding his development by allowing him to train with players like Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart.

Luis went on to have a successful career after leaving Ajax most notably playing for Atletico Madrid and Chelsea.

Honourable mention - Gregory van der Wiel (Toronto FC)