Jol left disappointed as Ajax put brakes on Fulham move

IT WAS a disappointed Martin Jol who yesterday announced yesterday he would be staying at Ajax rather than returning to the Barclays Premier League with Fulham.

The Dutchman was the Cottagers’ first choice to replace Roy Hodgson, who left for Liverpool at the start of this month, and it appeared a deal was close after talks between Jol and Fulham chief executive Alistair Mackintosh.

But Ajax were not prepared to let the former Tottenham manager leave and he decided not to pursue the matter further.