Youri Baas set to stay at Ajax with Porto negotiations broken down

[p][a href="https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/transfer-baas-naar-fc-porto-op-losse-schroeven"][i][b]VI[/b][/i][/a]'s Tim van Duijn reported on Monday that[b] [/b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-porto/S2NmScGp/"]FC Porto[/a] presented several proposals to secure the signing of the 23-year-old defender, but none convinced the Amsterdam club's management, led by Jordi Cruyff. With no agreement reached, Porto pulled the plug early Monday morning.[/p][p]FC Porto's interest in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baas-youri/jyjasemf/"]Youri Baas[/a] was genuine and even led the player to start on the bench during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a]'s rout away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ajax-8UOvIwnb/telstar-Aw0qTPat/?mid=fqY1s8hg"]0-4[/a]) on Sunday.[/p][p]After the match, manager Míchel Sanchez confirmed that transfer negotiations drove the decision, admitting a departure is possible, though he said he'd prefer to keep the defender. [b]"I don't know what will happen. He might leave Ajax, but if it were up to me, he'd stay. Youri has the Ajax DNA"[/b], he said.[/p][embed guid="21ab3fb7-542a-4708-a7b0-ff28ca3cf504" url="https://x.com/Inside_020/status/2094309172560953550?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Baas came on in the second half against Telstar and, although he usually plays centre-back, he acted as a holding midfielder, a role he also played against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sion/KbwIFIoN/"]FC Sion[/a] in UEFA Conference League qualifying.[/p][p]The player was open to a move to the Dragão, where he could reunite with Francesco Farioli. Under the current FC Porto coach, Baas broke through in Ajax's first team, establishing himself mainly as a centre-back. Last season, Baas was named Ajax's Player of the Year.[/p][h2]Baas to stay in Amsterdam[/h2][p]At this point, however, the most likely scenario is that he stays in Amsterdam, Van Duijn reported.[/p][p]In addition to FC Porto withdrawing from negotiations, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a]'s interest has cooled, and sources close to the player consider the chances of a move in this final stretch of the transfer window very slim.[/p][p]Baas is under contract with Ajax until 2028.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]