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Dutch giants Ajax person announced the assignment of Jordi Cruyff, lad of nine fable Johan Cruyff, arsenic the team's method director.
Cruyff, 51, volition commencement his caller relation connected February 1 connected a declaration which runs until June 2028.
"It goes without saying however overmuch this means to my household and me," Cruyff said connected the club's website.
"In the stadium named aft my begetter and astatine the nine that has been important to maine since I was young.
"Ajax is simply a unsocial nine with a affluent history, and I volition bash everything I tin to adhd a caller palmy section together."
Cruyff volition notably request to find a caller manager for the Amsterdam squad aft the dismissal of John Heitinga successful November.
Ajax are 18 points down the league leaders PSV Eindhoven successful the Dutch league which they past won successful 2022.
In the Champions League they are 34th retired of 36 teams and suffered a grounds 6-0 nonaccomplishment to AZ Alkmaar successful the Dutch Cup past Wednesday.
Club large Johan Cruyff led Ajax to 3 consecutive European Cup titles successful the aboriginal 1970s.
An attacking midfielder, Jordi Cruyff was calved successful Amsterdam and played successful the Ajax younker broadside but ne'er professionally for the club.
During his vocation helium played for teams including Barcelona and Manchester United and won 9 caps for the Netherlands.
After retiring arsenic a player, helium managed teams including Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ecuador and successful China.
