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Publication date: Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:35 AM
Manchester United’s new signing Donny Van De Beek has revealed that he will be wearing jersey number 34 in honor of former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri.
Man Utd has completed a £ 34.1 million deal, which could amount to 38.5 million pounds, for midfielder Van De Beek, who has agreed to a five-year deal to become his first summer signing.
Nouri, 23, suffered brain damage after a heart attack on the field while playing for Ajax in a preseason game in Austria in 2017.
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Dutch international Van De Beek, also 23, explained why he had chosen jersey number 34 in an interview on United’s official website.
“This is something special for me because my good friend Abdelhak Nouri… maybe you know the story, he had a heart attack and he’s a good friend of mine.
“I am very close to his family and his brother is one of my best friends and I talk to them a lot.
“So I decided to wear his old number on my jersey and I want to have good memories with this number.”
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