Ajax and Arsenal have reached an agreement on the transfer of Jurriën Timber. The Ajax contract of the defender ran until June 30, 2025. Ajax and the English club agreed on a € 40 million transfer fee. That amount can increase to € 45 million through variables.

Timber (Utrecht, June 17, 2001) played in Ajax’s youth academy since 2014. On March 7, 2020, he made his debut for the first team during the match sc Heerenveen - Ajax: 1-3. The Dutch national player played 121 official matches for the first team and scored six goals.

Together with Ajax, Timber won the Eredivisie twice (2021 and 2022) and won the Dutch Cup once (2021).