The Nouri family and Ajax have now reached an agreement on the compensation to be paid by the club. The proceedings brought by the Nouri family before the KNVB Arbitration Committee have been terminated as a result of this amicable settlement.
In the arbitration proceedings, the extent of the damage, due to, among other things, the loss of labor capacity and compensation for damages, was the subject of discussion. The agreement reached with regard to these loss items concerns a net compensation of € 7,850,000.
Since the summer of 2017, Ajax has also reimbursed the costs that must be incurred for the nursing and care of Abdelhak Nouri and will continue to do so.
Edwin van der Sar general manager AFC Ajax: “It is good that an agreement has been reached, so that we can conclude this. We all realize 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 talent of our education. Also because we have decided to give the number 34 to the Nouri family. At Ajax 1, the number 34 will never be played 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 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, father of Abdelhak: “This summer it will be five years ago that Abdelhak was struck by fate. The past few years have been dominated by his care. In addition to all the difficult moments, this has also yielded a lot of precious things for us. realize that for many people Abdelhak personifies togetherness and fraternization, which is a very comforting thought.
The involvement and commitment of Ajax has also been extremely important in all those years. Ajax has been an inseparable part of our lives since Abdelhak’s youngest years. We cherish the bond with people within the club as well as with the loyal supporters. Abdelhak will forever be linked to number 34, it was his promise to all supporters to take care of the 34e national title. It makes us proud that this song with historical value remains his. This number was also on his locker in the dressing room of Ajax 1. He was very proud of that place, it was a sign for him that he was getting closer to his goal of being important for Ajax. It is a nice gift for all fans that this chair will be given a permanent place in the fan shop and therefore accessible to everyone.
It is good that the discussion about liability and its consequences is a thing of the past and that we can look forward together. This will mainly focus on the great plans we have with the Abdelhak Nouri Foundation. We also want to do justice to the significance that Abdelhak has there, together with Ajax. We will be announcing the foundation and the plans in the near future.”
