Who is Erik ten Hag's replacement at Ajax?
Cameron Smith
- 12 May 2022 16:50 BST
- 3 min read
Erik ten Hag will join Manchester United as a three-time Eredivise winner following his triumph with Ajax this season.
The Amsterdam side beat Heerenveen 5-0 to clinch the title with one game to spare in the 2021/22 campaign to retain their crown following last season's success.
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However, next year they won't be able to rely on Ten Hag's brilliance to bring silverware back to the Johan Cruijff Arena.
The Dutchman will join Man Utd this summer and takeover from interim head coach Ralf Rangnick, who has been in charge since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's mid-season sacking.
Ten Hag will be greeted by a squad who will have accumulated the lowest points tally in Man Utd's Premier League history, despite major investment, and has been the man selected the turn their fortunes around.
A big summer budget will reportedly be spent, with Ten Hag targeting the likes of his former Ajax prodigy Frenkie de Jong as he attempts to turn their tide in Manchester.
While he has a huge job on his hands at Man Utd, so does the man chosen as Ten Hag's own replacement at Ajax.
After reaching heights such as the Champions League semi-finals and multiple league titles, Ten Hag will leave an impressive legacy behind him at Ajax, which won't be an easy task to follow.
Ajax have selected their Ten Hag replacement and have officially confirmed that Alfred Schreuder will be the club's new head coach.
Who is Alfred Schreuder?
Schreuder is the current Club Brugge head coach and he will leave his role in Belgium to take over at Ajax.
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He will sign a two-year deal in Amsterdam, keeping him at the club until 2024, although there is an option for a third year.
Crucially, Schreuder was Ten Hag's assistant between 2018 and 2019 before taking the head coach role at Hoffenheim, so he knows the club and the division well.
He lasted one season at Hoffenheim in Germany before becoming Ronald Koeman's assistant at Barcelona. Schreuder was then appointed as Club Brugge's head coach in January 2022. He holds a very impressive 73.68% win rate at the Belgian Pro League side.
The Ajax role will be his fourth full-time head coach job, following the aforementioned spells at Hoffenheim and Club Brugge, preceded by time at FC Twente.
