Ghanaian forward Kamaldeen Sulemana was chased by Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam the whole summer with the Ajax making their pursuit very public.

The player turned down the Dutch champions for ambitious French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes and the player has even made his debut in a friendly defeat over Getafe.

Many are of the opinion that the player decided to get more money in France instead of heading to Dutch side Ajax but the players has explained his decision.

Ajax had trailed the exciting forward all summer and the player was destined for Holland with several clubs in the running for him but he snubbed them for Rennes.

Ajax Director, Marc Overmars went to Denmark to see the youngster while Kamaldeen Sulemana had a conversation with compatriot and former teammate Kudus Mohammed but had other ideas.

He signed a five year deal with Stade Rennes which is reportedly worth more than 20 million Euros.

“With Rennes, I get to play in Ligue 1 which is one of the best leagues in the whole world, so that’s enough of my reason,” Kamaldeen said when asked about his decision to reject Ajax, during his official unveiling on Monday.

“And I think I chose here based on my playing time and I think there’s a better chance of me playing more here than any other place, and I’ll play against great teams here as well.”

He was integral for his side FC Nordjaelland last season as he scored 10 goals while providing four assists in only his second season as a professional footballer.

Rennes were not in the picture until early July, and were able to present a project that appealed to the ambitious young man.

“I chose Rennes because when I came for the visit, I spoke to coach [Bruno Genesio] and I spoke to [technical director] Florian [Maurice] and the project was very interesting and was good for me, and I felt here was the right place for me,” he further explained.

“They have a lot of young talent and they have produced a lot of good talent outside, the likes of [Ousmane] Dembele, a lot of players, [Eduardo] Camavinga, Jeremy Doku.

“And some Ghanaians also played here, like Asamoah Gyan who is like the top scorer in Ghana history. And I felt this is the place for me to be, also to improve myself and get to where I want to be in future."