According to VoetbalPrimeur, Ajax's technical director Jordi Cruijff first made contact with Amrabat in April. The two had previously spoken when Cruijff was at FC Barcelona, but a transfer at the time did not materialise. Amrabat has revealed that Cruijff's phone call was a surprise, but the two quickly established a rapport. "We had a nice conversation for about half an hour," Amrabat said. "From that moment on, there was contact between us."
Cruijff's pitch to Amrabat was convincing, and the midfielder has now signed a long-term deal with Ajax. The club is reportedly looking for a player of Amrabat's type, and the Moroccan international is eager to repay the trust placed in him. Amrabat is expected to make his debut for Ajax in the upcoming match against PSV, and has been assigned the number four jersey.