Ajax confirms – Ajax confirmed on June 27, 2026, that Wout Weghorst has left the club and signed a two-year contract with FC Twente, ending his two-season spell in Amsterdam and sending him back to a familiar setting.
On June 27, 2026, Ajax moved quickly to close the door on Wout Weghorst’s time in Amsterdam. The club confirmed the Dutch international striker has left, after signing a two-year contract with FC Twente.
The timing is part of what makes the announcement land. Weghorst arrived at Ajax in August 2024, following his departure from Burnley, and his agreement ran through June 2026. When the contract reached its natural endpoint, there was no push from either side to extend it. Ajax then issued a formal farewell, thanking him for his contributions across the two seasons he spent at the club.
Weghorst is 33 now, and the move to FC Twente puts him back into territory he knows. Before the broader path that took him through the Bundesliga and beyond, he played and developed at Twente. From there, his career progressed to Wolfsburg and then Burnley, before he spent time with Besiktas. He also joined Manchester United on loan, later played for Hoffenheim, and eventually landed at Ajax.
The international version of Weghorst — the one many fans remember most — became clear at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He scored in the quarterfinal against Argentina, a match that went to penalties. That moment. in a game defined by pressure and fine margins. raised his profile internationally and shaped the reputation of him as a striker able to deliver when it matters.
For FC Twente, the signing reads like a clear message. The Eredivisie is a league where players with recent senior international experience and a recent stint at a club like Ajax don’t routinely move there from the kind of professional backdrop Weghorst brings. Landing him is a statement of intent. and it also keeps the focus on Twente’s ability to attract a player with proven stakes-level experience.
The contract itself is also specific: the two-year deal runs into mid-2028, and Weghorst will turn 34 during its life. For Ajax, the departure closes a chapter without creating an obvious emergency. The club confirmed the move and thanked Weghorst for his time. bringing the two-season arc at the end of his June 2026 contract to a clean finish.
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Good, he was just a bench guy anyway. Twente probs needed the money more than Ajax did.
Wait so he’s leaving Ajax for Twente like that? I thought he was gonna stay till they won something. Also 2 years is random, feels like they kicked him out at the exact right time for some reason.
I remember that World Cup goal vs Argentina and everybody acted like he was gonna be a legend forever. But then he disappears and now he’s in the Dutch league again? Not saying it’s bad, just seems like a step back for a guy with United on his resume. Unless Twente is paying crazy wages, which they never mention.
Ajax always does this like they just… move people around and call it “no emergency.” Why “confirm” it like it was a surprise? He’s 33, so of course he goes back somewhere familiar. Twente though? I keep mixing up Twente and Utrecht for some reason. Anyway, I guess he’ll score again in a quarterfinal or whatever and make the highlight reel.