Assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg could be set to leave Arsenal to take on the head coach job at Ajax, according to a report.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, is held back by Albert Stuivenberg, Assistant Manager of Arsenal, as they speak with the fourth official during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium on January 27, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, is held back by Albert Stuivenberg, Assistant Manager of Arsenal, as they speak with the fourth official during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

AFC Ajax are currently a club in crisis. So often the title winners in the Netherlands, Ajax currently sit 17th in the Eredivisie table, one point off the very bottom of the league.

Having already sacked manager Maurice Steijn following last weekend’s defeat to Utrecht, the club are now on the lookout for a replacement.

Arsenal’s Albert Stuivenberg is reportedly in the mix, with Milos Gouka reporting for Dutch outlet AD on their Voetbalpodcast (via Vandaag Inside) that he sees Stuivenberg as a possible successor to Steijn.

SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Manchester United coach Albert Stuivenberg (L) and Louis van Gaal manager of Manchester United look on prior to the Emirates FA Cup fifth round match between Shrewsbury Town and Manchester United at Greenhous Meadow on February 22, 2016 in Shrewsbury, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND: Manchester United coach Albert Stuivenberg (L) and Louis van Gaal manager of Manchester United look on prior to the Emirates FA Cup fifth-round match between Shrewsbury Town and Manchester United at Greenhous Meadow on February 22, 2016. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Stuivenberg worked with Louis Van Gaal at Manchester United, and Van Gaal is currently working as an advisor to Ajax as they make their head coach decision, so that could help their chances.

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Arsenal fans also noticed that Stuivenberg seemed to come over and wave to the supporters “in a way that looked like goodbye” after the Sevilla match.

There’s nothing more concrete than that in the rumours just yet, but Ajax are certainly in need of the help and Stuivenberg seems to have done a great job at Arsenal.

GENK, BELGIUM - APRIL 20: Albert Stuivenberg, coach of Genk looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League quarter final second leg between KRC Genk and Celta Vigo at Luminus Arena on April 20, 2017 in Genk, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
GENK, BELGIUM: Albert Stuivenberg, then coach of Genk looks on prior to the UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg between KRC Genk and Celta Vigo at Luminus Arena on April 20, 2017. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

When Mikel Arteta initially took over at Arsenal, he had Steve Round and Stuivenberg working alongside him as assistants.

Round departed the club over the summer, and Stuivenberg could now follow suit.

It wouldn’t be Stuivenberg’s first head coach job in senior football, as he previously held the position with Genk. But it would certainly be his biggest job so far.

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