According to The Telegraph it is ‘not inconceivable’ that John Heitinga will also be at the helm of Ajax as head coach after this season. This season, the clubman takes over on an interim basis from Alfred Schreuder, who was fired earlier this year, but now seems to be seriously looking forward to a permanent appointment. The morning newspaper cites two main reasons for this.
Earlier this week, Heitinga already expressed his dissatisfaction with the state of affairs at Ajax. The former defender is particularly in the dark about his own fate. “You feel the unrest. I have an agreement with the club that I will be a trainer at least until the end of the season. But I have also indicated internally: you can only really judge and condemn me if I also assess my group and staff myself. can put together. Make a choice. It can turn out right or wrong, but make a choice.”
According to the above-mentioned daily newspaper, it is not inconceivable that Ajax will continue with Heitinga after this season. “He is also praised by his players as a coach and he proved himself a good service in the semi-final of the TOTO KNVB Cup against Feyenoord (1-2) in De Kuip”, are the reasons given. It was the first topper won by Heitinga since his appointment. Three weeks ago he lost in the own Johan Cruijff ArenA against Feyenoord (2-3).
Should it actually come to a definitive appointment for Heitinga, he will work closely with Sven Mislintat. The fifty-year-old German, who is to succeed Marc Overmars, has a contract available until mid-2026. Mislintat will be controlled by Jan van Halst. The latter was nominated as technical commissioner by means of a press release on Thursday. Van Halst played for the team from Amsterdam between 1999 and 2002 and won, among other things, the double.
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