Ajax have cancelled the contract of Abdelhak Nouri, who suffered serious and permanent brain damage after a heart attack playing for the Dutch club in a preseason friendly in 2017.
Ajax have continued to pay his salary but have now cancelled the contract, which was due to automatically renew on July 1st , the Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
Nouri is out of a coma after two years and 9 months. The Dutch club are in talks with Nouri's family about a future solution for the player, who has been moved to a specially adapted room at his home after years in hospital, the daily De Telegraaf added.
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