Shocking moment former Premier League star PUNCHES fan in heated altercation | The Sun

AJAX player Steven Berghuis was captured PUNCHING a fan following a heated altercation.

Berghuis – formerly of Watford – was seen approaching a group of supporters before leaning over the railing and swinging a punch.

According to De Telegraaf in Netherlands, the 31-year-old forward struck a rival Twente fan.

It came after Ajax were beaten 3-1.by Twente, who Berghuis once played for.

Berghuis started his career with Twente in 2011 but only spent a year there before moving on.

In 2015, he signed for Watford under Quique Sanchez Flores as part of a huge summer of spending.

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But after just one season, 11 games and NO goals, Berghuis was sold to Feyenoord.

After five seasons there, in 2021 Berghuis joined rivals Ajax and celebrated a league title win in his debut season.

But it has been a frustrating campaign for the Eredivisie giants, who surrendered the title to Feyenoord.

And Berghuis' frustrations were evident after Ajax's final day defeat, as they wrapped up the season in third.

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Ajax sacked manager Alfred Schreuder – who succeeded Manchester United's Erik ten Hag – in February.

And they replaced Schreuder with ex-Everton centre-back John Heitinga on an interim basis.

Heitinga was given the gig until the close of the season and turned Ajax's fortunes around.


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