FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - Netherlands v United States - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 3, 2022 Netherlands' Daley Blind celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
(Reuters) - Dutch defender Daley Blind will leave Ajax Amsterdam after agreeing to terminate his contract six months early, leaving the player as a free agent, the Eredivisie club said on Tuesday.
"I hope he can find another club to end his successful career with. Together with Daley, we have decided on a match in the Arena where he can say a proper goodbye to the supporters," Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar said.
Blind, 32, made his debut for Ajax in 2008 and, after a four-season stint in the Premier League with Manchester United, returned to Amsterdam in 2018 to win Dutch league titles in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
The 32-year-old won seven titles with Ajax, making 333 appearances, scoring 13 goals and contributing 21 assists.
Blind played for the Netherlands at this year's World Cup in Qatar.
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City, editing by Ed Osmond)
