Ajax chief Edwin van der Sar says Davinson Sanchez should never have left for Tottenham.
Speaking about keeping his younger players at the club the former shot-stopper said that, although he understands the standing of the Dutch league, he feels players should stay for a number of years and look to bring the club success before moving on.
“I'd rather not replace them because I want to have as good a team as possible," said Van der Sar.
“But we know at a certain point that this league is not strong enough so after a few years, hopefully if you play three, four or five years for the club and give us two or three championships and success in Europe then [in an] ideal world it is the right step to go forward.
"I think with [Davinson] Sanchez one year was too early, he should have stayed two or three years.
"But sometimes with the financial power that is looming over us in the bigger leagues it's quite difficult for even a big club like Ajax coming from a small league to resist certain transfers."