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", "datePublished": "2016-05-12 16:28:40", "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": "//www.euronews.com", "identifier": "en", "url": "//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?
By Christopher Cummins with Agencies
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Ajax Amsterdam and coach Frank de Boer have parted company after six years.

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

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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.

Merseyside may be in his plans.

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