midfielder Hakim Ziyech has once again faced disappointment in his attempts to secure a transfer away from the Premier League club.
Ziyech, who has struggled to find his form since joining Chelsea from Ajax, was hoping to rejuvenate his career elsewhere.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Sir Jim Ratcliffe Receives ‘Ultimatum’ To Restructure Takeover Bid
However, his desired move to Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League hit a roadblock when he failed his medical examination with the team.
The Moroccan international had been linked with a £17 million transfer to Al-Nassr, where he would have joined forces with C. Ronaldo, who recently joined the club.
Unfortunately for Ziyech, his failed medical effectively ended any chances of the move happening. As a result, he remains stuck at Stamford Bridge.
Interestingly, on the same day Ziyech’s failed medical was reported, Al-Nassr managed to secure a deal with Inter Milan for midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.
Sadly, Ziyech will not be joining his new teammate at Al-Nassr’s Al-Awwal Park.
This marks the second time in six months that Ziyech’s attempts to leave Chelsea have fallen through.
In January, a potential move to Paris Saint-Germain was botched due to paperwork issues.
This left the French club and its sporting director, Luis Campos, frustrated with Chelsea’s handling of the negotiations.
He said: “We had the player with us, we had done everything. But as with all transfers, you need all three parties to work well.
“In this case it worked very well for Paris Saint-Germain, it also worked well with Ziyech. Unfortunately, it didn’t work well for the last party.”
As it stands, Ziyech’s future remains uncertain, and he will continue his Chelsea career unless another opportunity arises for him to revive his fortunes elsewhere.
He has scored only 14 goals since moving to the club, and also failed to secure even a single goal in the last campaign.
This has led to many believing that the attacker needs to leave the Blues if he is to revive his career. Former Blues player Frank Leboeuf shares the same opinion.
“Definitely Ziyech,” he told the press when asked which players should depart the Blues this summer.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Jack Wilshere Leaks Bits Amidst Rice’s Move To Arsenal
“The guy is not happy, and he wants to work. Every time he plays for Morocco, he’s the best player in the world. Every time he plays for Chelsea, he feels sad and lost.
“So, I wish him to go somewhere else where he can show to the world he’s still the Ziyech that we have seen when he played for Ajax.”
