Ajax reportedly set to sign Brazilian Monaco left-back Caio Henrique

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a] are in the middle of a giant rebuild, with technical director Jordi Cruyff having put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-eredivisie-ajax-to-hold-summer-s-fire-sale-with-21-players-put-on-transfer-list/pMLnebI5/"]21 players up for sale on the TransferRoom platform[/a] and reportedly wanting to sign up to 15 new players for the senior squad.[/p][p]According to several sources, including De Telegraaf and Foot Mercato's Santi Aouna and Sebastien Denis, Ajax and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]AS Monaco[/a] have agreed on the transfer of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caio-henrique/dr5D8pxI/"]Caio Henrique[/a], with the Brazilian keen to join the Amsterdam side. Only some final contractual details are in the way of the transfer's completion.[/p][p]Ajax are reportedly paying €9 million for Henrique, with bonuses potentially increasing the total fee to €9.5 million.[/p][embed guid="9b203ca4-62aa-4c60-8aec-72b679b2390e" url="https://x.com/Santi_J_FM/status/2067914275172086071?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Caio Henrique, 28, joined Monaco in 2020 from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a], for whom the Brazilian only made one senior appearance. Henrique has played 211 games for Monaco, in which he provided 39 assists and scored 3 goals.[/p][p]Henrique, a 5-time Brazilian international, missed the last two months of the 2025-26 season with Monaco due to a hamstring injury. The Brazilian left-back was off to a hot start in the 2023-24 season, having assisted four goals in the first six games of the season before rupturing his ACL.[/p][image alt="Caio Henrique's recent stats" id="c8aaa5f9-7394-411e-9958-ccc43bbea8dd" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="7f5fb63d-2051-4edd-a871-e0ed72826f65" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /]