Breaking News: Santiago Giménez Signs Four-Year Contract at Ajax – Starts in January, Announced by Coach Francesco Farioli….

Ajax head coach Francesco Farioli sat down with Sky Sports News reporter Paul Gilmour to talk about embracing the team’s history, winning over club legends, why he made Jordan Henderson his captain & working under INEOS.

The 35-year-old took charge of Ajax in the summer on a three-year deal after impressing in France with Nice, a club owned by Manchester United’s part-owners INEOS.

Farioli has steered Ajax back on course after a disastrous season last time out saw them finish fifth, their lowest position in the table since 1999/00.

The Italian, the first foreign coach in Amsterdam for 25 years, has guided Ajax to within two points of the Champions League spots as we approach the winter break in the Eredivisie.

When you join a club with a big history, I think it’s really important to feel and understand what you are stepping into. There is no future without history and if you are at a club like Ajax, you cannot really forget and it helps us to connect with the club. At Ajax it is not just about the trophies, but it is a way of playing and the expectation. Football here is a religion and a certain way of playing football is a religion. We saw images of the coaches and players to have passed through Amsterdam