Ballack has two years remaining on his current contract and, even though Grant has replaced Mourinho and Ajax coach Henk ten Cate is set to arrive shortly, the 31-year-old wants to remain part of the new look set-up.

• 巴拉克现有的合同只剩下两年，尽管格兰特接替穆里尼奥，阿贾克斯主教练滕卡特也将很快到来，但是31岁的巴拉克仍然想呆在这个新的集体中。