Ajax beat Twente 2-0 on Sunday but PSV Eindhoven won the Eredivisie title
Wout Weghorst angrily slapped a camera after the final whistle in Amsterdam
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By ROBERT SUMMERSCALES
Published: 18:35 EDT, 18 May 2025 | Updated: 18:39 EDT, 18 May 2025
Wout Weghorst was clearly not in a good mood after his Ajax side fell agonisingly short in the Eredivisie title race on Sunday.
Goals from Weghorst and captain Jordan Henderson saw Ajax end the season by beating Twente 2-0 in Amsterdam.
But that was not enough to see them leapfrog leaders PSV Eindhoven, who sealed their second title in two years by winning 3-1 away at Sparta Rotterdam.
Ajax, who have not been champions of the Netherlands since the 2021-22 campaign, ended this season with 78 points, just one fewer than PSV.
After Sunday's finale, Ajax's players stood in a line on the pitch, with their arms around each other's shoulders, in front of their home supporters.
While this was happening, a camera got too close to Weghorst for the former Manchester United forward's liking and he lashed out.
Wout Weghorst looked dejected on Sunday after Ajax missed out on the Dutch Eredivisie title
Weghorst pictured moments before he slapped a camera following Ajax's 2-0 win over Twente
Footage obtained by the camera showed that the shot was moving closer to Weghorst when he turned his head and unleashed an angry slap with his right hand.
Anger was not the only emotion on display after Sunday's game. After receiving applause from the crowd despite the disappointing outcome, Ajax manager Francesco Farioli burst into tears on the pitch.
Farioli, who is said to be among the candidates being considered by Tottenham to replace Ange Postecoglou, later told reporters: 'It's a really hard lesson to learn and it is what it is. I don't have any type of regrets.
'I'm good at seeing the storm before it comes, it's one of my main qualities. I always avoid speaking about things very far before they happen. I know who we are and how much it costs.'
He added: 'Let's start to congratulate PSV. They definitely deserved to be where they are. We tried our best to compete and we gave everything that was in our capabilities.
'I am so thankful for this group of players that made us dream. Eleven months ago the walls were white and not with a lot of life. We asked to repaint and put some colours there. Today is complicated to understand what we have inside but in a few weeks everything will be a bit more clear.'
Ajax fans might have been dreaming it was going to be their year when ex-Liverpool midfielder Henderson fired them ahead on Sunday with his first-ever goal for the club in the 28th minute.
PSV took the lead in Rotterdam at almost precisely the same moment courtesy of former Tottenham star Ivan Perisic.
Ajax finished a point behind champions PSV Eindhoven, who beat Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday
Jordan Henderson (centre) scored his first goal for Ajax during Sunday's game in Amsterdam
Ajax boss Francesco Farioli broke into tears on the pitch following his team's game on Sunday
However, Sparta hit back to make it 1-1 early in the second half when Gjivai Zechiel found the net.
PSV went back in front through Luuk de Jong just before the hour mark. Then Malik Tillman sealed the victory — and the title — by netting his 15th goal of the season six minutes from full-time.
Back in Amsterdam, Weghorst's 10th league goal of the campaign arrived in stoppage time but it was too little, too late.
Weghorst joined Ajax from Burnley in August last year. He made just 22 appearances for the Clarets, who loaned him out to Besiktas, Man United and Hoffenheim.
During his loan spell at Old Trafford, Weghorst scored just two goals in 31 matches. He failed to find the net once in his 17 Premier League outings for the Red Devils.