By Lewis Rutledge Last updated: 6th April 2008
Van Basten: Visited Wenger
Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal could forge a relationship with Ajax from next season.
Marco van Basten, who will step down as Holland coach after Euro 2008 to take charge of the Amsterdam club, has visited Wenger this week.
The two discussed the possibility of a mutually beneficial agreement that could see players loaned out from Arsenal to Ajax.
"Van Basten visited us at the training ground this week," Wenger wrote in his programme notes for the Premier League clash with Liverpool.
"We spoke a bit about Euro 2008 and about Ajax, because he is taking over there in the summer.
"We spoke about how he wants to see the future of the club and how he wants to work there, and any similarities with our policy at Arsenal, and about whether they can take players on loan for example."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Friday 27th November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 19:45 | Sparta vs PSV |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 17:45 | AZ vs VVV |
| 18:45 | Heerenveen vs RKC |
| 18:45 | Heracles vs Roda JC |
| 19:45 | Willem II vs FC Twente |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 11:30 | ADO Den Haag vs Feyenoord |
| 11:30 | Vitesse vs Ajax |
| 13:30 | FC Groningen vs NEC |
| 13:30 | FC Utrecht vs NAC |
| Friday 4th December | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 19:45 | AZ vs Vitesse |
| 19:45 | NAC vs Sparta |
| 19:45 | Roda JC vs ADO Den Haag |
| 19:45 | VVV vs Willem II |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 11:30 | FC Utrecht vs Ajax |
| 13:30 | Feyenoord vs FC Groningen |
| 13:30 | RKC vs PSV |
| 15:30 | Heracles vs Heerenveen |
| 15:30 | NEC vs FC Twente |
| Friday 11th December | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 19:45 | Ajax vs NEC |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| 17:45 | VVV vs RKC |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| Feyenoord 0 - 0 FC Utrecht | |
| VVV 5 - 0 Sparta | |
| Willem II 1 - 1 ADO Den Haag | |
| Ajax 5 - 1 Heerenveen | |
| PSV 4 - 0 Heracles | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| Roda JC 2 - 4 AZ | |
| RKC 3 - 1 FC Groningen | |
| NAC 3 - 3 NEC | |
| FC Twente 1 - 0 Vitesse | |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| NAC 4 - 0 Willem II | |
| FC Utrecht 2 - 3 Heerenveen | |
| ADO Den Haag 1 - 5 PSV | |
| AZ 1 - 1 Feyenoord | |
| FC Twente 1 - 0 Ajax | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| Vitesse 2 - 0 VVV | |
| Sparta 1 - 2 Roda JC | |
| NEC 0 - 1 RKC | |
| Friday 6th November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| FC Groningen 4 - 1 Heracles | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Dutch Eredivisie | |
| Ajax 5 - 1 Feyenoord | |
| RKC 0 - 1 Willem II | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Twente | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Ajax | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | FC Utrecht | 14 | 23 |
| 6 | AZ Alkmaar | 14 | 22 |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 14 | 21 |
| 8 | Heracles Almelo | 14 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | 17 |
| 10 | VVV | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Vitesse Arnhem | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Willem II | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Heerenveen | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Groningen | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Roda JC Kerk | 14 | 13 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 14 | 12 |
| 18 | RKC | 14 | 9 |
Barca and Real both won, Gers closed the gap on Celtic while Lyon and Marseille drew 5-5.
Sunderland fan Lucinda Gittins was strutting her stuff in the Soccer AM studios this week.
Barca were stunned by a late leveller, Gers' match was abandoned while Inter march on in Serie A.
PSV Eindhoven closed the gap on leaders FC Twente with a 4-0 win over Heracles, while Ajax thumped Heerenveen 5-1.
Twente midfielder Theo Janssen has suffered minor injuries after being involved in a car accident.
FC Twente have moved clear of PSV Eindhoven, RKC and AZ both won while NAC shared a six-goal thriller.
Groningen are waiting to discover if Oluwafemi Ajilore will be available to face RKC Waalwijk.
Roda JC Kerkrade have been unable to sign trialist Sebastian Svard due to financial constraints.