Ajax will rename Amsterdam ArenA after Johan Cruyff following the 18-19 season.

The venue will be named the Johan Cruyff ArenA.

The decision has been made following discussions between the Eredivisie club and the local authority, which co-owns the venue.

Cruyff passed away in 2016 after a long battle with lung cancer.

Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar told the club's official website: "Johan Cruyff is the greatest football player Ajax have produced. Partly thanks to him, Ajax are a big name, at home and abroad. It's nice that the stadium is named after him."

Cruyff's family added in a statement: "We're pleased with this news, and that the stadium can now officially be called the Johan Cruyff ArenA from the new football season."