Hakim Ziyech’s ill-fated journey at Chelsea has taken one other disappointing flip, as his much-anticipated transfer to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr has fallen by means of as a result of a knee challenge detected throughout his medical examination.
The Moroccan midfielder has endured a tumultuous interval at Stamford Bridge since becoming a member of the Blues from Ajax, and he has been desperate to revive his profession elsewhere.
His first try to safe an exit got here in January when a possible transfer to PSG was botched by administrative errors, ensuing within the deal collapsing and leaving Ziyech stranded.
Throughout the summer time, it appeared more and more probably that Ziyech would comply with within the footsteps of his teammates N’Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly to the Saudi Pro League.
Al-Nassr supplied him a profitable supply to hitch forces with Cristiano Ronaldo, who moved to the league as final season’s runners-up.
However, the much-anticipated switch has now been rendered null and void, as Ziyech failed his medical examination with the Knights of Najd, as initially reported on Saudi news websites.
The Moroccan worldwide was anticipated to finish a 17 million pound ($21.5 million) transfer to Saudi Arabia this summer time, however his failed medical examination has put a halt to the switch, leaving Ziyech stranded at Stamford Bridge.
Interestingly, the outcomes of the medical exams coincided with Al-Nassr’s settlement with Inter Milan for the acquisition of midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, additional dampening Ziyech’s hopes of securing an exit.
This marks the second failed exit in six months for Ziyech, who is not going to be becoming a member of the Croatian at Al-Awwal Park.
The Dutch-born playmaker’s incapacity to safe a transfer away from Chelsea has been disappointing, as he has struggled to reside as much as expectations since his 37 million pound transfer from Ajax in 2020.
With simply 14 objectives to his identify throughout his time in London, Ziyech failed to search out the again of the online within the earlier marketing campaign.
Consequently, there’s a rising consensus that Ziyech wants to depart Chelsea to rejuvenate his profession.
Former Blues star Frank Leboeuf expressed his perception in Ziyech’s want for a recent begin again in March, encouraging him to hunt alternatives elsewhere.
“Definitely Ziyech,” he asserted when requested about gamers who ought to depart Chelsea this summer time. “The guy is not happy, and he wants to work. Whenever he plays for Morocco, he’s the best player in the world. But every time he plays for Chelsea, he feels sad and lost. So I wish him to go somewhere else where he can show the world he’s still the Ziyech we saw when he played for Ajax.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
