Galatasaray have reportedly reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign playmaker Hakim Ziyech this summer with the player set for a medical with his new club.
Ziyech had been tipped to be one of the first names to head out the exit door at Stamford Bridge over the summer with the former Ajax man deemed surplus to requirements by the new Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Hakim Ziyech looking likely to leave Chelsea for Galatasaray. Heading to Turkey for a medical.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) August 16, 2023
The attacker did not feature in Pochettino’s plans for the 2023-24 season and the latter has finally managed to cash in on Ziyech with Turkish giants Galatasaray closing in on the deal to land his signature, according to a report from The Guardian.
A move to Saudi Arabain side Al-Nassr earlier in the summer window failed to materialise for Ziyech who failed his medical and could not sign for the club in a deal rumoured to be around the £17 million mark.
It was the second time that a move away from the Bridge for Ziyech fell through in the final stages after Paris Saint-Germain’s attempt to sign him in January on loan collapsed due to Chelsea’s failure to send the correct documentation.
