JAKARTA - Hakim Ziyech will wear a Chelsea uniform from the 2020-2021 season. The news of his arrival immediately threatened the four Blues players; Pedro, Olivier Giroud, Willian, and Michy Batshuayo. How special is this Moroccan player?
Launched Soccerway, Friday, February 14, Ziyech is one of the brightest talents in European football for the last two seasons. His brilliant performance with Ajax was awe-inspiring. No wonder Chelsea are willing to spend 44 million euros to land the striker at Stamford Bridge.
The certainty of Ziyech's move was announced on Thursday, although it was only a personal agreement. Ziyech became the Blues' first major signing since FIFA's two-term transfer ban.
The 26-year-old was one of the best players in Ajax's 4-4 draw with Chelsea in the Champions League last November. Kepa Arrizabalaga may have scored the own goal in that game, but Ziyech's sensational free-kick did the damage as the visitors opened up a 3-0 lead in the first half.
Ziyech, although he operates more often on the right, can also play behind the striker. At Stamford Bridge, he will appear regularly. For that, please allow us to use Opta's data to check Ziyech's abilities, even though we've previously advised readers not to trust statistics.
Since his Eredivisie debut in the 2012-2013 season, Ziyech has been directly involved in 166 goals. The details; 79 goals and 87 assists, a difference of 36 from the players who are under him, Luuk De Jong.
The Moroccan player has created 421 chances for his Eredivisie counterparts since his Ajax debut in September 2016. 134 more chances than any other player.
🎯 This diagonal ball by Hakim Ziyech = hypnotic 😍 # UCL | #TBT | #ThrowbackThursday pic.twitter.com/wn1qx13G9l
- UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 13, 2020
Ziyech also provided at least 10 assists each season in the previous six Eredivisie seasons. No player has managed to do so in more than two seasons in the same period.
No player has scored more assists (51), shot (528), created chances (421), completed dribbles (288) or recovered possession (752) than Ziyech at the Eredivisie since he joined Ajax.
Over the last two seasons, only Mohamed Salah (79) and Messi (77) have shot more Champions League shots than Ziyech (75 equals Cristiano Ronaldo).
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