Europa League: Ajax leave record signing Sebastien Haller out of their UEL squad by MISTAKE

Ajax could be left to rue an embarrassing mistake after accidentally leaving club-record signing Sebastien Haller out of their Europa League squad.

The Dutch giants swooped for Haller in a £20m move from West Ham in the January transfer window but, as it stands, he is ineligible to face Lille in the Europa League later this month. 

‘He is indeed not on the list, we are trying to find out what went wrong,’ said Ajax spokesman Miel Brinkhuis to Dutch publication AD. ‘We have contacted the KNVB (Dutch FA) and UEFA.’ 

Ajax have mistakenly left record signing Sebastien Haller out of their Europa League squad

There is no obvious reason for Haller to be excluded and the striker hasn’t even played in Europe this season. 

Ajax announced the signing of Haller on January 8 and their deadline to name their Europa League team was February 3.

To compound matters, Ajax did remember to include midfielder Oussama Idrissi, a deadline day loan signing from Sevilla.

The 26-year-old Haller has scored twice in his first six games since joining from West Ham

The 26-year-old Haller has hit the ground running in Holland, firing in two goals in hist first six games.

He signed a four-and-a-half year deal upon joining Ajax, with West Ham accepting a bid that was half of what they paid for the striker to arrive in London in July 2019. 

Ajax have a seven point lead at the summit of the Eredivisie table and are next in action on Sunday Utrecht.