Axel Allag, Media365, published on Monday July 1, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
Loaned by Ajax Amsterdam to FC Metz, Georges Mikautadze is definitely a player of the Lorraine club after the exercise of the purchase option, made official this Monday by the Dutch club.
Very popular on the transfer market, Georges Mikautadze is officially an FC Metz player, and probably not for very long. The day after Georgia’s elimination in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 against Spain (4-1), the striker saw his future become slightly clearer this Monday. In fact, he was on loan from Ajax Amsterdam to FC Metz since the beginning of last January with an option to buy. And said purchase option was exercised by the Lorraine club, relegated to Ligue 2 after the play-off against AS Saint-Étienne (2-1; 2-2). “Ajax and FC Metz have reached an agreement on the transfer of Georges Mikautadze. The striker had been on loan at the French club for six months, with a purchase option included in the deal. That option has been exercised, making the 23-year-old’s transfer permanent.“, we can read in the press release published by Ajax, whose new coach is Francesco Farioli.
A future that will not be located in Metz
Subsequently, the official statement specifies that “l‘Ajax has agreed with the French club on a transfer fee of 13 million euros. The Georgian international’s contract with Ajax ran until June 30, 2028. While he had been sold to Ajax Amsterdam for an amount between 16 and 19 million euros, the Georgian international striker is expected to leave FC Metz during the summer transfer window. Having performed well during the Euro, with 3 goals scored and an assist provided during the very good run of Willy Sagnol’s players, he will now be able to think (a little) about his future. “This opens me up to all of Europe, I’m showing my qualities here, it makes me happy. Now I’m going on vacation and then we’ll see. My decision hasn’t been made yet,” he proclaimed Sunday evening in the mixed zone, while he is announced close to AS Monaco for the rest of his career.
