The management of "Ajax", the board of "Amsterdam Arena" and the mayor of Amsterdam signed a memorandum of agreement on the renaming of the stadium in honor of the legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff.

This is reported on the official website of the Netherlands club.

In addition to the stadium, it is planned to rename one of the streets, squares or bridges of Amsterdam in honor of Cruyff.

The parties also agreed on a new ownership structure and arena management, so the final details of the agreement will be submitted to the city and supervisory boards of Amsterdam within the next six months.

Recall, Cruyff is one of the most famous players of the Netherlands team and "Ajax".

Footballer died on March 24, 2016. For a long time he was treated for lung cancer.