Chelsea reach verbal agreement for €45m transfer of Ajax playmaker Ziyech in summer, according to De Telegraaf.
The report adds that Frank Lampard ordered the Stamford Bridge hierarchy to strike a deal for the 26-year-old at the end of the season after failing in the January transfer window.
However, Chelsea's condition of landing Ziyech may come down to whether they can secure Champions League football.
Ziyech contributed to a memorable Ajax goal against Chelsea in the 4-4 draw in their Champions League group game in November.
The winger's free-kick from near the corner flag, curled over Kepa Arrizabalaga's head and hit the far post before rebounding in off the Chelsea goalkeeper for an own goal.
The Blues are only two points clear of Sheffield United in fourth and the door is still open for other European sides to match their offer.
Hakim Ziyech in the Eredivisie and Champions League since 2017/18:
- 98 games
- 47 assists
- 36 goals
Nesaiknruy_Legend
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Let's hope this is legit. This guy has no bigger fan than me at Chelsea. Honestly between him and Sancho he makes way more sense to me. What we need now is experience, elite passing ability, star quality. Ziyech ticks all those boxes while Sancho only ticks 1. Ziyech over Sancho we already have young players in Odoi and Pulisic who will come good. We lack the quality along with experience. We have experience but they mostly lack quality other than Ngolo Kante, Azpi and Rudiger. Chelsea need to put respectable players around the young players so they learn from them, with Hazard gone Ziyech would be the best player for other young players to learn from...
SirMuddyAryan
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Think before your correct decision because Chelsea will make you lose your talent, it's better to remain at your current club than to go Chelsea.
Waaemnpyz
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I think Chelsea needs this guy more than sancho. I know sancho is equally good and has a lot of potential. But this guy. Chelsea lacks his kind of abilities in the club. Very accurate passing/crosses, good shooting abilities. I think we can cope without sancho since we have pulisic and CHO already and take in Ziyech instead. A magnificent player. This will make me very very happy if this happens
Spiedy
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Quite a good player. Getting him would certainly strengthen Chelsea. Most likely Sancho is too far fetch for Chelsea due to the exorbitant transfer fee set by the club.
King_Keynan
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Ziyech is a clinical goal scorer player. He has brilliant crossings through the lines and also can creates chances inside difficult areas... His records prove that he absoultely can replace Eden Hazard.
dee_mc
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Think before your correct decision because Chelsea will make you lose your talent, it's better to remain at your current club than to go Chelsea.
If they had made Hazard lose his talent, would you have bought him?
Sahla_HDP
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Think before your correct decision because Chelsea will make you lose your talent, it's better to remain at your current club than to go Chelsea.
"Yes, the players lose their talents here at Chelsea FC. That is why Real Madrid got Hazard and the moment he got in that team, he lost all his talent and is playing nothing. Hazard looks like a lost kid in Real Madrid" Are you serious? Are you for real?? You're talking about wasting talents??? Your club is the villain in the world of killing talents. Michael Owen, Juanfran, Mejía, Jordi Lopéz, Álex Pérez, Pávon, Santiago Solari, Javier Portillo, Morientes, Geremi, Flávio Conceição, Woodgate, Walter Samuel, Robinho, Júlio Baptista, Cicinho, Cassano, Mahamadou Diarra, Reyes, Granero, De La Red, Soldado, Robben, Drenthe, Metzelder, Miguel Torres, Dani Parejo, Van Der Vaart, Julien Faubert, Huntellar, Bueno, Palanca, Garay, Marcos Alonso, Mosquera, Benzema (when he was being burned and not playing, Sergio Canales, Pedro León, David Mateus, Nuri Sahin Hamit Altintop, Callejón, Fábio Coentrão, Joselu, Jésé Rodriguez, Aléx Fernandez, Fabinho, Cheryshev, Isco, Illarramendi, Lucas Silva, Danilo, Kovacic, Mariano, Medrán, Burgi, Teo Hernandez, Hakimi, Borja Mayoral, Dani Ceballos, Marcos Llorente, Ødegaard, Brahim Diaz, Reguillon, Odriozola... Where is next "Ballon D'OR" winner Marco Asensio??? An exceptional player, that disappeared! Well Mister, the same will happen to Vinícius Jr, Rodrigo Goes and Takefusa Kubo. Your club will always be the only player destroyer! It's been for decades, and won't change ever!
larryboss
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Think before your correct decision because Chelsea will make you lose your talent, it's better to remain at your current club than to go Chelsea.
what happens to jovic James bale hazard in Madrid ?
nehbcdmntz
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Think before your correct decision because Chelsea will make you lose your talent, it's better to remain at your current club than to go Chelsea.
Say hi to James Rodriguez my friend