the director of the ArenA also insists that you can not just change the name of a stadium. ,, We should not ignore the different formalities that come with any change of name of the stadium. This needs to be carefully addressed. And we can and must of course also involve the relatives of Johan Cruyff. They currently have other things on their minds. ”

Not only should allow the relatives of the deceased Cruyff lung cancer. The municipality of Amsterdam and Ajax also have many shares of the stadium, as the eight founders Philips, Bouwcombinatie Stadium Amsterdam, Grolsch Brewery, KPN, RAI, ABN AMRO Bank, Coca Cola and the Dutch State.

Eberhard van der Laan, the mayor of Amsterdam, Thursday already speculated about a “Johan Cruyff stadium. ,, It’s still early, but I think many Amsterdammers do have in their head to the arena now called the Johan Cruyff Stadium, ” he said. ,, I think you can argue that the ArenA would never have been without Cruyff. I suggest not, but I think about it. “

Eric van der Burg, Alderman of Sports, went further. ,, I think we are supported by 837,000 Amsterdammers. We have good arguments to convince the other shareholders ”