Cottagers chief Alistair Mackintosh was so convinced he had his man that he told him there was £25m to spend and Jol then even identified Tottenham striker Robbie Keane as his first potential signing.
Ajax play Chelsea in a friendly in Amsterdam on Friday and Fulham's first game of their 10-day Swedish tour is against Halmstad on Thursday, by which time the club hoped to have their new manager in place.
