Jol agrees personal terms with Fulham but Ajax stand firm
July 21, 2010 Comment on this story
• Sources claim Jol has agreed three-year deal with Fulham
• Ajax, however, refuse to negotiate manager’s release
Martin Jol has finalised personal terms on his move to Fulham and the only thing that is holding up the transfer is Ajax’s continued refusal to negotiate with the London club over the manager’s release.
According to sources in the Netherlands, Jol has agreed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage worth in the region of £2m a year. The contract is prepared and is merely awaiting his signature. It is the result of lengthy talks between Jol and Fulham.
Ajax, however, have dug in their heels and although the Fulham chief executive, Alistair Mackintosh, is in Amsterdam with the intention of closing the deal, the Dutch club have pulled down the shutters. Jol has two years to run on his contract at Ajax and they are keen to hold him to that, despite his desire to take on the challenge of succeeding Roy Hodgson at Fulham.
Jol is in dispute with Ajax over the direction in which the club are heading. Having recorded a loss of €20m (£16.8m), they have released the striker Marko Pantelic and the midfielder Dennis Rommedahl, and Jol is worried that further cutbacks are imminent. Ajax are fighting to convince him otherwise and said earlier today that they had ended negotiations with Bayern Munich over the proposed sale of the full-back Gregory van der Wiel.
One of the attractions for Jol at Fulham would be a freer rein on transfers. Mohamed Al Fayed, the chairman, has a history of backing his managers and would allow Jol to strengthen the squad who reached the final of last season’s Europa League.
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