ESPN analyst Hans Kraay has likened Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus to former Ajax star Ryan Gravenberch.
Kudus, who joined the four-time Champions League winners in summer 2020 made a return to Ajax first team on Saturday when they mauled SC Cambuur in the Dutch Eredivisie.
He was named on the bench as the Dutch giants swat aside Cambuur by a 9-0 demolition at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
The 21-year-old playmaker has yet to make an appearance for Ajax this season following an injury which kept him out for some weeks.
Kudus made an injury return on Friday featuring in Jong Ajax's 4-2 away victory against Almere City in the Dutch second-tier, Eerste Divisie.
The highly-rated midfielder opened the scoring of the match in the 20th minutes and went ahead to last 46 minutes.
According to the ESPN analyst, the former FC Nordjaelland star possesses the qualities of former Ajax star Ryan Gravenberch and said he is his natural successor at the club.
"I think he is the natural successor to Gravenberch," he continues. "I already know that a lot of people will now think I'm crazy. They think he is a number ten or hanging left winger. But just before he got injured, Kudus was often the first point of contact. Gravenberch does that great too, of course. you sell it immediately for forty million, I name it, you already have Kudus. Well done, Overmars," concludes Kraay.