Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen confirmed they had parted ways with Erik ten Hag after just three competitive matches, a decision taken by the club’s shareholders’ committee.
• Leverkusen said current backroom staff would oversee training on an interim basis following his exit.
• De Telegraaf reports Ajax are evaluating Ten Hag as a potential January appointment as scrutiny on current boss John Heitinga increases, though the club has not confirmed any approach.
• Ajax sit third in the Eredivisie without a league defeat but have dropped points with several draws and have lost Champions League group games to Inter Milan and Marseille.
• Ten Hag previously won three league titles and two cups with Ajax, later leaving for Manchester United where he was sacked in October 2024 before a short-lived spell at Leverkusen.