 Ajax entered talks with Middlesbrough over signing Mido on a free transfer in July . On 1 September , he signed a one @-@ year loan contract . Mido made his league debut on 16 October 2010 , coming on as a substitute for Miralem Sulejmani in a 3 – 0 win against NAC Breda . He scored his first goal on 11 November in a 3 – 0 win against Veendam in the Dutch Cup . Despite scoring three goals in six appearances , his first @-@ team football opportunities were limited , having been on the starting line @-@ up only once . After Martin Jol resigned , Mido lost his place when new manager Frank de Boer was appointed on 6 December 2010 . On 4 January 2011 , he wrote Ajax a letter to cancel his contract . 
