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Tue 10 Oct 2007Jol now an Ajax target as Cate walksSOCCER:Martin Jol officially became a target for Ajax last night after their coach, Henk ten Cate, walked out on the club to join Avram Grant's coaching team at Chelsea.The Amsterdam club will appoint a caretaker manager after admitting their targets are working for another club, or for a national team. An approach from Ajax to the Dutch Football Federation to consider the release of the Netherlands manager Marco van Basten was quickly rebuffed.