Rabat – Moroccan television network Arryadia had said that the mercato (summer transfer window) over Moroccan international footballer Hakim Ziyech would be concluded Monday. The Moroccan player was set to leave Dutch team Ajax to join Italian giant AS Roma.
Arryadia television tweeted in French on July 1: “Hakim Ziyech to AS Roma for an amount of €30 million. The official announcement is on Monday.”
AS Roma has not yet confirmed the news.
The 25-year old talent had reportedly reached a deal with AS Roma with a five-year contract earlier in June. Ajax and AS Roma have not yet signed the contract.
Ziyech would be the second Ajax footballer to join AS Roma after Justin Kluivert.
The Moroccan-Dutch footballer attracted a great deal of attention during his spectacular performances during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and the World Cup.
Hakim #Ziyech à l’ @ASRomaFRA pour un montant de 30 M€. L’annonce officielle lundi. @AFCAjax pic.twitter.com/BsLunW2W7c
— Arryadia TV officiel (@arryadiatv) July 1, 2018
Quoting Italian sports news outlet Corriere dello Sport, AS Roma reported that the Italian giant is “running out of time to sign Ziyech.”
The outlet added that Ajax and Roma have agreed on a deal, but Roma may have to sell some of its players in order to pay the EUR 30 million transfer fee for the Moroccan midfielder.
Ziyech is also making the headlines of Dutch football for his excellent seasons with Ajax, which named him player of the year in 2018 after he led them to a major win over AZ Alkmaar (3-0) in the Netherlands’ Eredivisie competition in April.
Ziyech chose to represent Morocco’s Atlas Lions when he had the opportunity to join the Netherlands. The footballer made his debut for Morocco in October 2015 in a friendly with Côte d’Ivoire.
Ziyech also played for Netherlands Under 19, Under 20, and Under 21 teams between 2012 and 2014.
