An insider at the club described the situation as a “coronavirus bomb” after confirming that 11 players have tested positive.

According to De Telegraaf, stars Dusan Tadic, Davy Klaassen, Andre Onana, Maarten Stekelenburg are among those to have missed out on the 17-man squad which travelled to Denmark.

A statement from the Dutch giants said: “Ajax will travel to Denmark with 17 players for the game against FC Midtjylland. Kjell Scherpen and Brian Brobbey, among others, will be present,. There will be a press conference on Monday at 6.45 pm, where Erik ten Hag and Perr Schuurs will speak to the media. FC Midtjylland – Ajax starts on Tuesday evening at 9 pm (CET)”

Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, Ex- Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, Ajax coach Erik Ten Hag, alongside Djamel Belmadi, who led Algeria to the Africa Cup of Nations title over the summer, and Portugal’s Fernando Santos following his Nations League triumph, have all been nominated for the coach of the year

The11th Globe Soccer Awards, organised by the European Association of Player’s Agents and the European Club Association, will be staged in Dubai on December 29.

Tottenham will need to overturn a 1-0 semi-final first-leg deficit in Amsterdam today if they are to book an all-English final against Liverpool in Madrid on June 1.

He said: “Winning the Champions League? It should be fantastic, no? Close the five-year chapter and go home. It’s not a joke, why? To win the Champions League with Tottenham in these circumstances this season, maybe I need to think about maybe doing something different in the future. Because to repeat the miracle, you know…”

Good news is that Jan Vertonghen has returned to training and he will wear a mask to protect his nose if he is passed fit to play against former club Ajax.