Overview
- John Heitinga has officially departed his role as Arne Slot’s assistant at Liverpool to assume the head coach position at Ajax.
- Heitinga has signed a two-year contract in Amsterdam and will be assisted by former Ajax manager Marcel Keizer.
- The move marks a return to Ajax for Heitinga, who made over 150 league appearances there and served as interim coach in 2023.
- Liverpool has started evaluating candidates, including Marino Pusic and Feyenoord’s Etienne Reijnen, to fill the assistant coach vacancy.
- Andy Robertson shared a heartfelt farewell on social media for Heitinga and faces uncertainty over his own future at Anfield this summer.