Chelsea agree deal for Ten Cate

，描述： First News - Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 16:16 GMT 17:16 UK

Chelsea agree deal for Ten Cate

Chelsea have reached agreement with Ajax for the release of coach Henk Ten Cate and expect to appoint him as new boss Avram Grant's assistant on Friday.

Ajax had already given Chelsea permission to open talks with the 52-year-old Dutchman He was formerly assistant to Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard and helped the Catalan club win the Champions League and Spanish title in 2006. Coach Steve Clarke is also in talks to sign a new contract at Chelsea. An Ajax statement said earlier this week: "Ajax have reached agreement with the English club about the immediate transfer of Henk ten Cate to Chelsea," said an Ajax statement. The statement from the club continued: "After being approached by Chelsea, Henk ten Cate asked the Ajax management last week for permission to start negotiations with the Premier League side.

"After internal deliberations, Ajax granted permission." He took over at Ajax at the start of last season and led the club to joint top in his first campaign, with the club losing out on the title by goal difference. Ajax did win two domestic cup competitions but Ten Cate has endured a more difficult time during the current campaign. The club went out of the Champions League in the third qualifying round after being beaten by Slavia Prague and were knocked out of the Uefa Cup by Dinamo Zagreb. Ten Cate's last game in charge of the Amsterdam outfit was Sunday's 2-2 draw with Sparta Rotterdam, when he and some of the club's hierarchy came in for criticism from some fans. But Ten Cate defended his Ajax record and said afterwards: "What must I say about that? Under my leadership we have played 41 games, gained 92 points and scored over a hundred goals." And with clubs currently having a break from domestic action because of players undertaking international duties, it could mean the appointment is in place in time for Chelsea's next Premier League game - at Middlesbrough on 20 October.

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Henk ten Cate

Full name	Henk ten Cate
Date of birth	December 9, 1954 (1954-12-09) (age 52)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	Manager
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1979-1980 1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1985 1985-1986	Go Ahead Eagles Edmonton Drillers (loan) Go Ahead Eagles Telstar (loan) Go Ahead Eagles SC Heracles	27 (4) 21 (5) 20 (3) 30 (7) 85 (14) 19 (1)
1988-1990 1990-1990 1990-1990 1990-1992 1992-1993 1993-1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2003 2003-2006 2006-	Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) Go Ahead Eagles SC Heracles (assistant) SC Heracles FC Rheden Go Ahead Eagles Sparta Rotterdam Vitesse KFC Uerdingen 05 MTK Hungária FC NAC Breda FC Barcelona (assistant) Ajax
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)