CHELSEA mega-flop Winston Bogarde has been subjected to an inquiry after being accused of sexual harassment. The former Holland international infamously made just 11 Blues appearances in four seasons while earning a reported £40,000 a week. He left Stamford Bridge in 2004, and is now assistant manager at his old club Ajax. Ex-Arsenal star Marc […]
CHELSEA mega-flop Winston Bogarde has been subjected to an inquiry after being accused of sexual harassment.
The former Holland international infamously made just 11 Blues appearances in four seasons while earning a reported £40,000 a week.
He left Stamford Bridge in 2004, and is now assistant manager at his old club Ajax.
Ex-Arsenal star Marc Overmars quit as the Amsterdam club’s director of football earlier this month after he admitted sending obscene messages to female colleagues.
Bogarde, 51, has now landed in hot water after a woman complained to the club about his conduct.
Ajax reportedly hired an external agency to investigate, and it concluded that the former defender had shown a “destructive pattern of behaviour” towards the complainant.
Dutch daily NRC reported a clinical psychologist found the woman had suffered post-traumatic stress following the events between August 2019 and September 2020.
The inquiry was said to have lasted six months, and to have studied hundreds of WhatsApp messages, pictures and video clips allegedly sent by Bogarde.
Ajax have however allowed the former AC Milan and Barcelona star to stay on, insisting the case is a “private matter” – as the complainant did not work for them but got to know Bogarde through dealings with the Eredivisie club.
They refused to say whether sanctions will be taken against Bogarde, citing privacy considerations.
On Monday Bogarde rejected NRC’s request to answer questions put to him and his lawyer at the end of last week.
