Overview
- Ajax’s 3-0 home loss made it four defeats from four in the Champions League, leaving them bottom of their group and fourth in the Eredivisie, eight points off the lead.
- The AFCA Supporters Club issued a statement calling for John Heitinga to be replaced by a more experienced head coach.
- Reports in the Netherlands say Alex Kroes met Erik ten Hag in Huizen and is arranging follow-up discussions over a possible return.
- Ten Hag’s potential comeback is described as feasible in January by reports but complicated by a €6 million Leverkusen severance and suggested rival interest from Wolves.
- Heitinga says he will not resign as scrutiny grows, while Liverpool loanees James McConnell and Vitezslav Jaros face uncertain roles, with Jaros recently displaced by 41-year-old Remko Pasveer.