Director of football affairs Marc Overmars is leaving Ajax with immediate effect. The national champion reports that sending cross-border messages to female colleagues is the basis of this decision. Ajax has just announced this on its website.
This was decided after discussions with the Supervisory Board and General Manager Edwin van der Sar. Overmars took up the position of technical director at the team from Amsterdam in the summer of 2012. His contract was recently extended until mid-2026. A video in which the contract extension was announced, leaked prematurely at the time.
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“I’m ashamed,” Overmars explains. “Last week I was confronted with reports about my behavior. And how this has come across to others. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that I had crossed boundaries with this, but that became clear to me these days. It suddenly made me feel enormous pressure. “
“I offer my apologies. Especially for someone in my position, this behavior cannot be justified, I now see that too. But too late. I see no other option than to stop at Ajax. This also has a major impact on my private situation. That’s why I ask everyone to leave me and my family alone.”
“Marc is probably the best football director that Ajax has had. But unfortunately he has really crossed boundaries”
The chairman of the Supervisory Board Leen Meijaard speaks of ‘a dramatic situation’. Meijaard: “Marc is probably the best football director that Ajax has had. But unfortunately he has really crossed boundaries, so continuing as director was not an option.”
General director Edwin van der Sar agrees. “I think the situation is appalling for everyone. A safe working climate is very important for everyone at Ajax. We will pay even more attention to that in the coming period.”
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