Nouri suffered a cardiac arrest in 2017
Ajax have agreed to pay 7.85m euros (£6.54m) to the family of Abdelhak Nouri after “inadequate” medical treatment left the Dutchman with serious permanent brain damage.
Nouri, who was 20 at the time, suffered a cardiac arrest during a friendly against Werder Bremen in July 2017.
An investigation – which took place after the Dutchman’s family sued the club – found that Ajax’s medics spent too long attempting to clear his airways and were too late in using a defibrillator.
Eredivisie giants Ajax have paid for Nouri’s care since he suffered the cardiac arrest and confirmed that they will continue to do so.
The then Netherlands Under-21 international made 15 appearances for Ajax’s first team, scoring one goal and grabbing three assists.
Ajax announce that they have come to an agreement with Nouri's family. Ajax will pay the Nouri family €7.8M due to the inadequate treatment Abdelhak Nouri received after his collapsing on the pitch.
Ajax have also told the family that number 34 will get retired forever. pic.twitter.com/Ss6LWn4xxy
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His family sued the club and have now agreed a settlement with the Dutch giants, instead of going to the KNVB (Dutch FA’s) arbitration committee.
Ajax general manager 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.”
Ajax retired Nouri’s number 34 shirt and give the ‘Abdelhak Nouri Trophy’ to their best academy player at the end of each year.
Several of Nouri’s former Ajax and Dutch teammates have adopted Nouri’s shirt number (34) when signing for new clubs, including Justin Kluivert, Joël Veltman, Donny van de Beek and Anwar El Ghazi.
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- Justin Kluivert pays tribute to Abdelhak Nouri after scoring in Champions League tie
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- Kevin-Prince Boateng shows support to Ajax player with beautiful gesture
