AMSTERDAM — Ajax is hiring “overperformer” Maurice Steijn as its new coach to replace John Heitinga, whose contract was not extended after the Amsterdam club finished a disappointing third in the Dutch Eredivisie. The club said Wednesday the 49-year-old Steijn will sign a three-year deal to join from Sparta Rotterdam, which he led to sixth place in the Eredivisie this …
Ajax is not extending the contract of coach John Heitinga at the end of the season. “On a personal level, it was a tough decision and not easy to tell him,” director of football Sven Mislintat said on Thursday after informing Heitinga. “John stepped in to help the club at a difficult time.” But Mislintat said he reached the conclusion …
