Ajax To Sack Former Liverpool Coach Heitinga

Ajax person announced they will sack head John Heitinga little than six months aft he joined nan nine from Liverpool.

Heitinga, 41, won conscionable 5 of his 11 Eredivisie matches successful complaint of nan Amsterdam nine who beryllium 8 points adrift of convention leaders Feyenoord.

Ajax person mislaid each 4 of their Champions League matches this season, including a 3-0 location conclusion to Galatasaray connected Wednesday.

Former Everton subordinate Heitinga acted arsenic Arne Slot's adjunct coach past play arsenic Liverpool won nan Premier League.

The erstwhile Netherlands defender signed a two-year statement pinch Ajax successful precocious May, returning to nan nine wherever he made much than 200 playing appearances earlier having spells arsenic their reserve-team leader and interim caput coach.

Ajax said Heitinga has been suspended and his statement will beryllium terminated.

Technical head Alex Kroes told nan club's website: "It's a achy decision. We cognize it tin return clip for a caller coach to activity pinch a squad that has undergone changes.

"We person fixed John that time, but we judge it's champion for nan nine to name personification other to lead nan team."

Heitinga's adjunct Marcel Keizer will besides beryllium dismissed, while Kroes has offered to measurement down but has been encouraged to enactment on.

Assistant coach Fred Grim, 60, will negociate Ajax connected an interim basis.

According to section media, Ajax are willing successful hiring their erstwhile head Erik 10 Hag, who was sacked by Manchester United successful October 2024 and lasted conscionable 2 Bundesliga games successful complaint astatine Bayer Leverkusen earlier being dismissed successful September of this year.