AFC Ajax will begin its pre-season in two weeks. Players without international commitments will gather for the usual medical tests in the week of June 22. At the end of that week, the first outdoor training will take place under new coach Míchel, who succeeds Óscar García. After about two weeks of training in Amsterdam, the squad will head to Gelderland for a training week in Garderen, from July 6 to 11. During this training week, some players will be absent due to their participation in the World Cup. Josip Sutalo and Ko Itakura are with their national teams at the tournament. Wout Weghorst and Takehiro Tomiyasu also hope for playing time, but their contracts expire before Ajax departs for the training camp. It is important to note that Ajax is currently finalizing its pre-season program and has not yet announced any friendly opponents. The club, which finished fifth in the Eredivisie, will be in action early in the new season. As the playoff winners, AFC Ajax will enter the second qualifying round of the Conference League, with matches scheduled for July 23 and 30.