Jordi Cruyff happy with deal to commemorate his father Johan at Barcelona
He described the agreement as something that would last a long time and was loving
The new Miniestadi will be named after Johan and there will be a statue outside the Camp Nou of the late Dutchman
Jordi Cruyff was proud during the act of homage to his late father Johan undertaken on Saturday. The new Miniestadi will be named after him and there will be a statue outside the Camp Nou of Johan, as well as the club changing the name of the road the stadium is on.
He said: "I'm grateful to the club, in the name of all the family, the patience they have had with us. The family wanted to wait a bit and in the end, after a large wait, we're grateful.
"We are very happy with the deal. There are a number of things that make it a lasting, loving agreement and through which my father will always be present."
Jordi added: “If my father was to be in any place he would want to be in the academy, in that last step before the first team, so he would have been very happy about this [the new Barcelona B stadium being named after him].
