Source: Daily_Mail
Martin Jol available to replace Chris Hughton at Newcastle after resigning at Ajax
Former Tottenham manager Martin Jol is being tipped for a Premier League comeback with Newcastle United after resigning from his post at Ajax on Monday night.[LNB]Jol was strongly linked with a move to Fulham in the summer before Mark Hughes took the job, but could now make his return following the sacking of Chris Hughton at St James' Park.[LNB] Back in Toon? Martin Jol could be heading to Newcastle after handing in his resignation at Ajax[LNB]Ajax announced on Monday evening that 54-year-old Jol had agreed to immediately terminate his contract with the Amsterdam club.[LNB]Former Holland defender Frank de Boer will take over leadership of the team's technical staff immediately and stay at least until the Dutch Eredivisie's winter break starts later this month.[LNB]Ajax slipped to fourth in the league - five points behind leaders PSV - after drawing 1-1 on Saturday with NEC Nijmegen. The four-time European champions have also been knocked out of the Champions League.[LNB]Jol claimed the criticism the club have come in for over their stuttering form has caused unrest in the squad. The former Hamburg boss said: 'With pain in my heart I say goodbye to this wonderful club.[LNB]'We started something last summer that I would have finished. But I have come to realise that the expectations after last season were too high. We cannot meet such expectations.[LNB]'The amount of criticism that the club has had to endure daily has led to unrest in the club and among players. I take this decision consciously before AC Milan v Ajax (in the Champions League) is played (on Wednesday).[LNB]'The coming weeks are very important and I sincerely hope that something happens in the squad to make it in the short term a winning team.'[LNB] LMA 'extremely disappointed' as axed Hughton wishes Newcastle wellShearer would consider Newcastle return despite shock over HughtonNewcastle sack Chris Hughton and spark hunt for 'more experienced' managerDid Chris Hughton deserve to be sacked by Newcastle? And who is the best man for the job now?NEWCASTLE UNITED FC
