International defender Daley Blind will leave Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax after agreeing to terminate his contract six months early, leaving the player as a free agent.
The 32-year-old has a long association with Ajax, where he began his professional career in 2008, having returned to the club in 2018 following a four-year stint in the English Premier League with Manchester United.
Capped 99 times by the Netherlands, Blind’s deal with Ajax was due to expire at the end of the season but an early termination has been agreed to allow the defender to find a new club during the January transfer window.
“Over the course of the last few days, we reached an agreement with Daley to terminate his contract,” Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar said.
“I hope he can find another club to end his successful career with.”
Blind leaves Ajax having made more than 300 appearances for the club.
He won the league title with the Amsterdam giants on seven occasions – only Dutch legends Johan Cruyff and Sjaak Swart have won more league titles with Ajax (both eight).
He featured in 13 of Ajax’s 14 league games this season and also played for the Netherlands at the recent World Cup in Qatar, scoring in the 3-1 round-of-16 win over the USA.
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