Ajax and coach Oscar Garcia part ways after a turbulent season that included multiple coaching changes. The Dutch club announces that it “mutually agreed to terminate the coach’s contract,” with the agreement ending the deal one year before its scheduled conclusion. Ajax’s decision comes after a campaign in which the team finishes fifth in the Eredivisie.
Garcia, 53, takes over following internal reshuffling earlier in the season. In March, he leaves his role coaching Ajax’s Under-23 team to replace Fred Grim. Grim is moved back to the club’s academy after being returned from the first-team coaching position. The changes reflect instability in the club’s coaching setup during the season.
After Garcia’s departure, Ajax is left to appoint a new coach for the next phase of the club’s sporting program. The club provides no additional detail in the cited reports beyond confirming the mutual contract termination and the remaining year on Garcia’s agreement.
