Ajax released a statement on Sunday to confirm that Sven Mislintat would be ending his collaboration with the club with immediate effect.
Mislintat had been working as a Director of Football for Ajax, taking on the role less than six months ago.
But Ajax have now announced that due to the “lack of broad support within the organisation”, they’ve decided to part ways with Mislintat.
The club add that parting ways with Mislintat is unrelated to the forensic accountant investigation announced last Wednesday.
Per their statement, Ajax signed a player who was represented by AKA Global over the summer.
AKA Global are a shareholder in Matchmetrics, founded by Mislintat, and they reportedly earned a commission from Ajax for brokering the transfer.
Ajax say they were aware of the connection, but there will be an independent investigation into whether Mislintat breached any stock exchange rules.
The timing of Mislintat’s subsequent departure may raise some eyebrows, but Ajax claim the two things aren’t linked.