The former Dutch international stepped down after the club missed out on a fifth title in six-years.

Ajax confirm Frank de Boer departure days after his agent admits interest in Everton job https://t.co/FAWKIbiivlpic.twitter.com/ZHHHsU2nxK

— talkSPORT (talkSPORT) May 12, 2016 De Boer was highly critical of the team after they failed to win at second from bottom De Graafschap allowing rivals PSV Eindhoven to grab the title. NEWS | After 5,5 years, coach Frank de Boer is leaving #Ajax. Thank you for everything, Frank!#FrankBedankt pic.twitter.com/CWJvo08utR\u2014 AFC Ajax (English) (AFCAjax_EN) May 12, 2016
The 45-year-old is hugely ambitious though he is keeping his powder dry on what the future has in store.

Frank de Boer is one of the leading candidates to succeed Roberto Mart\u00ednez at Everton. #ajax [Telegraph] pic.twitter.com/eFFqlfr3BO\u2014 AjaxDaily (@ajaxdailydotcom) April 29, 2016 Merseyside may be in his plans.", "dateCreated": "2016-05-12 16:28:40", "dateModified": "2016-05-12 16:28:40 +02:00", "datePublished": "2016-05-12 16:28:40 +02:00", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/articles/332520/1440x810_332520.jpg", "width": "1440px", "height": "810px", "caption": "Ajax Amsterdam and coach Frank de Boer have parted company after six years.", "thumbnail": "https://static.euronews.com/articles/332520/385x202_332520.jpg", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "euronews", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews-logo-main-blue-403x60.png" } }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Cummins", "url": "cummins", "sameAs": "https://twitter.com/euronews" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Euronews", "legalName": "Euronews", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews-logo-main-blue-403x60.png", "width": "403px", "height": "60px" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/euronews", "https://twitter.com/euronews", "https://flipboard.com/@euronews", "https://www.instagram.com/euronews.tv/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euronews" ] }, "video": { "@type": "VideoObject", "contentUrl": "https://video.euronews.com/mp4/med/EN/SP/SU/en/160512_SPSU_160A0-182139_E.mp4", "description": "Ajax Amsterdam and coach Frank de Boer have parted company after six years.", "duration": "PT36S", "embedUrl": "https://www.euronews.com/embed/332520", "height": "202px", "name": "Frank de Boer leaves Ajax to seek new horizons maybe on Merseyside?", "thumbnailUrl": "https://static.euronews.com/articles/332520/385x202_332520.jpg", "uploadDate": "2016-05-12 16:28:40", "videoQuality": "md", "width": "385px", "inLanguage": { "name": "en-GB", "alternateName": "en", "description": "https://www.euronews.com", "identifier": "en", "url": "https://www.euronews.com", "inLanguage": "en-GB" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Euronews", "legalName": "Euronews", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews-logo-main-blue-403x60.png", "width": "403px", "height": "60px" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/euronews", "https://twitter.com/euronews", "https://flipboard.com/@euronews", "https://www.instagram.com/euronews.tv/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euronews" ] } }, "speakable": { "@type": "SpeakableSpecification", "xPath": [ "/html/head/title", "/html/head/meta[@name='description']/@content" ], "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2016/05/12/frank-de-boer-leaves-ajax-to-seek-new-horizons-maybe-on-merseyside" } }, { "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Euronews.com", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/", "potentialAction": { "@type": "SearchAction", "target": "https://www.euronews.com/search?query={search_term_string}", "query-input": "required name=search_term_string" }, "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/euronews", "https://twitter.com/euronews", "https://flipboard.com/@euronews", "https://www.instagram.com/euronews.tv/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euronews" ] } ] }

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Frank de Boer leaves Ajax to seek new horizons maybe on Merseyside?

Frank de Boer leaves Ajax to seek new horizons maybe on Merseyside?
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Ajax Amsterdam and coach Frank de Boer have parted company after six years.

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Ajax Amsterdam and coach Frank de Boer have parted company after six-years.

Frank de Boer leaves Ajax after agent says Dutchman would love Everton job https://t.co/if7QgilYV3 (Pic: AFP) pic.twitter.com/i1b8yHnbIX

— Guardian sport (guardian_sport) <a href="https://twitter.com/guardian_sport/status/730679787950346240">May 12, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b></b>The former Dutch international stepped down after the club missed out on a fifth title in six-years. <b></b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ajax confirm Frank de Boer departure days after his agent admits interest in Everton job <a href="https://t.co/FAWKIbiivl">https://t.co/FAWKIbiivl</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZHHHsU2nxK">pic.twitter.com/ZHHHsU2nxK</a></p>&mdash; talkSPORT (talkSPORT) May 12, 2016

De Boer was highly critical of the team after they failed to win at second from bottom De Graafschap allowing rivals PSV Eindhoven to grab the title. > NEWS | After 5,5 years, coach Frank de Boer is leaving #Ajax. Thank you for everything, Frank\#FrankBedanktpic.twitter.com/CWJvo08utR

— AFC Ajax (English) (AFCAjax_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFCAjax_EN/status/730659942840045568">May 12, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b></b>The 45-year-old is hugely ambitious though he is keeping his powder dry on what the future has in store. <b></b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Frank de Boer is one of the leading candidates to succeed Roberto Martínez at Everton. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ajax?src=hash">#ajax</a> [<a href="https://twitter.com/Telegraph">Telegraph] pic.twitter.com/eFFqlfr3BO— AjaxDaily (@ajaxdailydotcom) April 29, 2016

Merseyside may be in his plans.

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