The agreement between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea FC had long been reached, the medical check completed and the contracts signed. Nevertheless, as of Wednesday morning after Deadline Day, winger Hakim Ziyech is not on loan for the French champions in the second half of the season. The background is apparently formal carelessness on the part of the Blues, which is reminiscent of the famous fax machine that went on strike when Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting failed to move from HSV to 1. FC Köln in January 2011.
Like French media – ao “RMC Sports” and “L’Equipe‘ – according to reports, Chelsea sent the wrong document several times, reportedly three times. As a result, PSG could not register Ziyech with the French league association LFP. “Basically, Chelsea were only thinking about buying Enzo Fernández, so they weren’t necessarily very attentive to the deal with PSG for Ziyech,” tweeted Bruno Salomon from Radio France.
Fernández, Cancelo, Sabitzer & Co.: The top transfers on Deadline Day in January
In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher. Status: Wednesday, February 1, 06:00
Zidan Sertdemir | Bayer Leverkusen -> Nordsjaelland | Market value: €2 million
Ultimately, the documents arrived after the official transfer deadline and the federation rejected Ziyech as the new PSG player. It is said that the capital club announced an appeal for Wednesday. “But as of now, the deal is off the table,” wrote the transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The portal “The Athletic“Quoted a source within Parisians, who declined to be named so as not to jeopardize relations with Chelsea, as “circus of the extra class”.
Actually, PSG Ziyech wanted to borrow from Chelsea until the end of the season, probably without a purchase option. At Stamford Bridge, Morocco’s World Cup star has been in greater demand in recent weeks than in the first half of the season. Given the 33-strong squad after total transfer spending of 611 million euros and just one winter departure (Jorginho to Arsenal), including newcomers João Félix (23), Noni Madueke (20) and Mykhaylo Mudryk (22), who are in Ziyech’s regular positions can accrue, but it can at least be doubted whether this will remain so.
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