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John Van Den Brom Extends Contract With AZ Alkmaar Until 2019

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John Van Den Brom has been able to extend his contract with AZ Alkmaar until the middle of 2019. After having been in charge of AZ Alkmaar since 2014, Van Den Brom has repeatedly extended his desire to be in charge of the team for much longer. Even though Eredivisie has seen repeated dominance from the likes of PSV and Ajax, AZ Alkmaar has also been able to get some incredible success over the last few years.

Even in the current 2017-18 campaign, the club is battling with the likes of Ajax for a Champions League qualification spot. At the moment, the club is in the Europa League places with a significant advantage over Feyenoord. AZ Alkmaar would appreciate the continuity and stability provided by Van Den Brom, who is now entering into his fifth campaign with the club. During this period, he has been linked with moves to the Premier League and other top divisions.
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John van den Brom ready to extend contract with AZ Alkmaar

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John van den Brom claims that he is extremely happy with life at AZ Alkmaar and even wants to renew his contract with the club. The 51-year-old was appointed as the AZ Alkmaar manager back in 2014. His previous experience in Dutch football was with the likes of SBV Vitesse. However, he came to prominence during his time at Belgian outfit Anderlecht. Since coming to AZ Alkmaar three years ago, he has been able to claim no successes with the team. As a player, he managed to win the likes of the Dutch Eredivisie and the Champions League with Ajax.

Now, there are rumours that Ajax may be in for the 51-year-old after having recently sacked their manager Keizer. Ajax have so far done reasonably well in terms of the league form, but cup competitions have seen the worst from the club. After failures in the Champions League and Europa League, Ajax decided to act on their manager and bring in an interim boss before a permanent solution was found. However, this permanent solution may not come in the form of van den Brom, as he is no longer in with a view to join Ajax. In fact, van den Brom appears to be extremely happy at AZ Alkmaar and would even extend his contract with the club.
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AZ Alkmaar: Two Players to Watch

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Over the years, Holland has been one of the elite nations in terms of producing young football talent. You think of the world famous system they have at Ajax, which has brought through some of the legends of the game including Johann Cruyff and Dennis Bergkamp.

Now there is another less high profile club starting to gain a big reputation for nurturing youngsters and that is AZ Alkmaar. The club currently sit in fourth place in the Dutch Eredivisie and with the conveyor belt of talent coming through, things are looking good for them.
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