DROEVIG NIEUWS: Ajax maakt bekend dat Wout Weghorst per direct vertrekt na een confrontatie met…..

DROEVIG NIEUWS: Ajax maakt bekend dat Wout Weghorst per direct vertrekt na een confrontatie met…..

After retiring from playing in 2016, he joined the coaching ranks at the club, leading their Under-19s and Reserves before taking charge of the First Team for the second half of 2022/23 following the dismissal of Alfred Schreuder.

During that spell, he oversaw 14 victories in 22 matches. After Ajax he served on the first-team staff at West Ham under David Moyes, before joining Liverpool and helping them win the title. 

The former centre-back, who won 87 caps for the Netherlands, took charge of Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Newcastle United in February, when Slot and Assistant Sipke Hulshoff were serving suspensions.

At Ajax, he is replacing Francesco Farioli as Head Coach after the Amsterdam giants narrowly missed out on this season’s Eredivisie title to PSV Eindhoven.

Liverpool do not have a replacement for Heitinga lined up, but are in the process of recruiting one.

Ajax were top of the Dutch top flight with a nine-point lead with seven games to go but on Sunday ended up finishing a point behind champions PSV Eindhoven.

Italian Farioli, 36, leaves after one season, having joined the club on a three-year contract last summer.

“The management and I have the same goals for the future of Ajax, but we have different visions and timeframes about the way we should work and operate to achieve those goals,” he said.

“Given these differences in the principles and foundations of the project, I feel deep in my heart that this is the best moment to part ways.”

Ajax technical director Alex Kroes said, despite missing out on the title, the club had achieved its aim of qualifying for the Champions League under Farioli and found his departure “incredibly disappointing”.