Ajax have reached an agreement with Chelsea over the release of their manager Henk ten Cate.
Chelsea will now hold talks over terms with the Dutchman over joining them as assistant to head coach Avram Grant.
The West London club are understood to have offered the 52-year-old £2.1 million a year to join, a move which could lead to current assistant Steve Clarke leaving the club after three years in the role.
An Ajax club statement said: "Following talks with Chelsea, Ajax have agreed the direct transfer of Henk ten Cate to Chelsea.
"Last week, Ten Cate informed the club he wanted us to negotiate with Chelsea after he had been approached personally.
"Ajax discussed it internally and it is now down to Henk ten Cate to discuss his own contract with Chelsea."
Ten Cate was assistant manager to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona before joining Ajax, and was part of the coaching staff that helped win the Champions League in 2006, before leaving that summer to take charge of Ajax.
The Amsterdam club were knocked out of the UEFA Cup last week on away goals by Dinamo Zagreb, after losing to Slavia Prague in the Champions League qualifiers.
---Vocabulary---
Internally : 内部で
Down : 停止している
take charge of : -の管理を引き受ける
knock out : 打ち負かす
Chelsea will now hold talks over terms with the Dutchman over joining them as assistant to head coach Avram Grant.
The West London club are understood to have offered the 52-year-old £2.1 million a year to join, a move which could lead to current assistant Steve Clarke leaving the club after three years in the role.
An Ajax club statement said: "Following talks with Chelsea, Ajax have agreed the direct transfer of Henk ten Cate to Chelsea.
"Last week, Ten Cate informed the club he wanted us to negotiate with Chelsea after he had been approached personally.
"Ajax discussed it internally and it is now down to Henk ten Cate to discuss his own contract with Chelsea."
Ten Cate was assistant manager to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona before joining Ajax, and was part of the coaching staff that helped win the Champions League in 2006, before leaving that summer to take charge of Ajax.
The Amsterdam club were knocked out of the UEFA Cup last week on away goals by Dinamo Zagreb, after losing to Slavia Prague in the Champions League qualifiers.
---Vocabulary---
Internally : 内部で
Down : 停止している
take charge of : -の管理を引き受ける
knock out : 打ち負かす
