Match winner for Morocco
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Ismael Saibari shot himself further into the international spotlight with his next goal at the World Cup, but avoided the question about Bayern’s future. “It’s the best time of my career because ever since I was little I’ve dreamed of playing with my country at a World Cup. I’ve done that. Now I’ve scored two goals for my country. I’m just happy,” said the goalscorer after the 1-0 win against Scotland.
Saibari had already scored the only goal for the North Africans in the 1-1 draw at the start of the World Cup against Brazil. “Others will judge whether I am a discovery of this World Cup,” said Saibari.
At least for FC Bayern, Saibari’s development doesn’t seem to come as a surprise. The German record champions have been watching the Moroccan for a long time – and for a few days now there have been many signs that the efforts have been successfully completed. According to media reports, the PSV Eindhoven offensive player completed and passed the medical check during the tournament. According to consistent reports, a fixed 50 million euros is being discussed as a transfer fee; including bonus payments, the sum could rise to 55 million euros. The change will not be announced until July.
This is how Saibari blocks questions about the Bayern move
Even though the official announcement of the transfer is still a long time coming, Saibari is keeping a low profile. He blocked questions about the upcoming move after the World Cup victory. “Thank you,” the Spanish-born offensive player simply said and moved on to the next question.
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The message was clear: full focus on the World Cup mission without being distracted by background noise. After all, the Africans want to go one step further this time than they did when they reached the semi-finals four years ago. Saibari was correspondingly self-confident: “We have our goals that we will fight for. We can go very far.”
Saibari’s development is apparently not only lost on FC Bayern. Jürgen Klopp also praised the 25-year-old very much on “MagentaTV”. “Saibari obviously has a lot of self-confidence at the moment. He scored a goal in the first game, negotiations are underway. That’s good too. There are big clubs interested in him. It’s a good moment in his career,” said Klopp.