Trabelsi in trouble with Ajax

Tunisia's Hatem Trabelsi has not turned up for training with Ajax

Ajax's Tunisian defender Hatem Trabelsi will train with the club's reserves should he return to the Dutch side.

The 27-year-old has been linked to England's Arsenal and Juventus in Italy but Ajax officials said they are in the dark about Trabelsi's future. as he has been absent from training.

The 27-year-old is desperate to quit Ajax after become involved in a long-running contract dispute.

Should Trabelsi fail to get a move, he is unlikely to be afforded a warm welcome by furious Ajax coach Ronald Koeman.

"Let him start at Jong Ajax (Ajax reserves)," said Koeman, who has registered Trabelsi in Ajax's Champions League squad.

"I have no idea how things stand.

"We've had no contact whatsoever with Trabelsi.

"He has had more than enough time to find himself a new club.

"That is why he has to start working at Ajax again."