Ajax reach €7.85m compensation agreement with Appie Nouri as family continue to care for brain damaged former starlet

Ajax have announced they have reached an agreement with Abdelhak Nouri's family in regards to the compensation that is due following a cardiac arrest back in 2017.

The young Dutchman's ordeal shocked the footballing world, with many tributes flooding in for him at the time as he fell into a coma.

Nouri's family agreed on a settlement with Ajax for €7.85m (£6.5m/$8.9m), ending the proceedings that were put through to the KNVB Arbitration Committee as it was an amicable agreement.

Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar said: "It is good that an agreement has been reached, so that we can conclude this. We all realise that the suffering for Abdelhak and his loved ones is not over. It remains a very sad situation - that's how we feel here at Ajax too.

"We greatly appreciate the way the family takes care of Abdelhak day and night, with a lot of love and attention. When I visit him, I am always welcomed with open arms by the family. That also applies to other Ajax colleagues and we appreciate that enormously.

"The bond between Ajax and the Nouri family will always remain. Not only because of the Abdelhak Nouri Trophy, which the family hands out annually to the greatest young talent of our academy. Also because we have decided to give the number 34 to the Nouri family.

"At Ajax, the number 34 will never be used again, unless the Nouri family and Ajax want to make an exception together. The dressing room furniture of Abdelhak will also be placed in the Ajax Fanshop, next to the main entrance of the [Johan Cruyff] ArenA.

"We have carefully preserved that in the stadium in recent years and we are now going to give a beautiful place that is accessible to everyone."

Mohammed Nouri, Abdelhak's father, said: "This summer it will be five years ago