Erik ten Hag reportedly faces competition for the vacant Ajax role.

The Dutch giants are without a manager having sacked John Heitinga last week.

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His exit came after the club suffered their fourth defeat in four Champions League matches.

They were later beaten by Utrecht at the weekend to fall 11 points adrift of league leaders PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

Ten Hag had emerged as a candidate to replace Heitinga and return to his former club.

It came after he held talks with technical director Alex Kroes earlier this month.

However, he is now believed to be at risk of missing out on the role .

According to Sky Germany, Kroes has also met with former Wolfsburg manager Paul Simonis.

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