Ajax's results have plummeted this season, falling to the bottom of the Eredivisie at the beginning of the season, and then the results have recovered, but they were slaughtered 6-0 by Feyenoord on Sunday (7th), the biggest defeat in the team's history since the Eredivisie was established in 1956. Sky Sports reported on Monday afternoon that the Eredivisie giants were interested in bringing former Chelsea manager Graham Potter to coach, but the latter refused.
Since Marc Overmars resigned as director of football in early 2022 for sending inappropriate text messages to female employees, Ajax's performance has plummeted, and although he has hired veteran John van't Schip as interim coach to fight the fire, his performance has gradually stabilized, but this time he conceded six goals in just 66 minutes against Feyenoord.
According to the British "Daily Mail", Ajax has only lost 0-6 for the third time in its 124-year history. Their biggest defeat in their history was a 9-1 defeat to FC Dordrecht in 1913 and a 4-9 defeat to Feyenoord in 1964 after the Eredivisie was established.
After swallowing their eighth defeat of the season, the Eredivisie giants are currently in sixth place with 45 points, 15 points behind third, and their chances of qualifying for the Champions League are slim.
The defeat came a few days after another scandal in the Ajax squad: the new CEO Alex Cruise bought more than 17,000 Ajax shares before taking over in August last year, and the team issued a statement last Tuesday that he may be involved in insider trading, which was strongly protested by fans and may be dismissed.
According to an exclusive report by Sky Sports, Ajax met with Graham Potter to offer him a coach, but the former Brighton and Chelsea boss refused. The report goes on to say that Ajax see him as the number one choice, but Graham Potter is not interested in the Eredivisie.
In December, Sky Sports revealed that Graham Potter would be the first choice if United sacked Erik Ten Hag this summer. As a result, his rejection of Ajax is seen as a way back for Old Trafford, and with Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United increasingly uncertain, the Independent believes that his departure would give him a good chance of returning to Ajax.