Dutch club, Ajax have announced that Abdelhak Nouri suffered ‘severe and permanent brain damage’, with no chance of recovery after he collapsed during a friendly match with Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Nouri was kept in hospital over the following days, in a deep coma, but doctors have finally ruled the 20-year-old will be permanently incapacitated.

The test results on Thursday have sadly revealed the extent of Nouri’s brain damage, which according to a club statement is said to be “serious and permanent”.

Messages of support have flooded in from the football community.

#StayStrongAppie https://t.co/eNT2Y9050v

— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) July 13, 2017

Bij Appie in de voortuin. #StayStrongAppie 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/GP5rZDPMk8

— Danny ❌❌❌ (@Ace_125) July 11, 2017

Wat een prachtige foto van #Nouri … @LuisSuarez9 en @KJ_Huntelaar via @jilljesse #StayStrongAppie pic.twitter.com/Y074EODZeE

— Mike Verweij (@MikeVerweij) July 11, 2017