Hakim Ziyech will adapt himself to Premier League says Poyet
The agent of Hakim Ziyech was optimistic that his client could earn a move to Liverpool, long before he completed a switch to Chelsea earlier this year. The Moroccan has won the Eredivisie's Player of the Year award for three years running and will now get to test himself in the Premier League.
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All the while, Ziyech kept his head down and helped Ajax win the Eredivisie title.
Erik ten Hag's side would go on to reach the Champions League semi-finals, where they suffered last-minute heartbreak against Tottenham.
Ziyech scored in the match to put Ajax 3-0 to the good on aggregate before Lucas Moura sent Spurs to Madrid in one of the most dramatic games in Champions League history.
The 27-year-old recently claimed that Ajax would have beaten Liverpool in the final, should they have made it there.
“Certainly we could have beaten Liverpool if we had qualified for the Champions League final last year," he said.
Now Ziyech has joined Chelsea, after impressing Frank Lampard in the Champions League group stages this season.
Hakim Ziyech signed for Chelsea in February, but things could have been very different... (Image: GETTY)
He did get to enjoy his farewell from Ajax, as COVID-19 called a halt to the Dutch domestic season.
Amid some uncertainty given that the deal was signed in February, Ziyech recently cleared up that he will still be moving to Stamford Bridge.
“After I signed the contract that was it – on July 1 I am a Chelsea player. I haven’t given it another thought,” Ziyech told AD.
“It’s nice for me to have some clarity. Nobody knows exactly what will happen to the transfer market.
"Clubs will be more anxious to attract players for large transfer fees.”