Nottingham Forest and Marseille are keen on signing Jordan Henderson this summer and the England international can leave Ajax for free due to a clause in his contract.
Forest are one of several teams keeping a close eye on Henderson as well as Marseille and others on the continent.
It is understood there is a clause in the former Liverpool’s captain which would allow him to trigger becoming a free agent before mid July and leaving the Dutch club for nothing.
Henderson played 45 times for Ajax last season as Francesco Farioli’s men narrowly missed out on winning the Dutch title despite having a commanding lead with a month to play.