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Ajax Hand First Team to Oscar García for Season Run-In

A weekend defeat at Groningen prompted the change.

Overview

  • Interim coach Fred Grim departs the role and returns to head of coaching in Ajax's academy.
  • Oscar García, hired last month to lead Jong Ajax, is promoted to manage the senior side for the remainder of the season.
  • Technical director Jordi Cruyff said the club has eight matches left and stressed the need to maximize results.
  • Ajax sit fifth on 44 points, five behind second-placed Feyenoord and 24 off leaders PSV, with the top three qualifying for the Champions League.
  • Grim had succeeded John Heitinga in November, and García brings prior stints at Brighton plus league titles with Maccabi Tel Aviv and RB Salzburg.