Ajax admit treatment for Abdelhak Nouri after collapse was ‘inadequate’

• Nouri suffered a cardiac arrest during a pre-season friendly
• The player suffered ‘serious and permanent’ brain damage

Ajax have admitted to providing “inadequate” on-field medical treatment for Abdelhak Nouri after the former midfielder collapsed during a pre-season friendly last year, the Dutch club’s general manager Edwin van der Sar has said.

Nouri suffered a cardiac arrest during the match against German club Werder Bremen in July 2017 and despite being revived on the pitch and airlifted to a hospital, the 21-year-old suffered “serious and permanent” brain damage.

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