Article by Sergiu Alexandru, Tudor Belivaca – published Tuesday, October 07, 2025, 18:29 / Updated Tuesday, October 7, 20:29
Ioan Varga, the owner of CFR Cluj, transmitted that the transfer of Hakim Ziyech (32 years old) failed.
The Gruia club withdrew from discussions after being informed of a footballer's knee injury.
Ioan Varga announced that Hakim Ziyech's transfer failed: “It has quite big problems”
“I did several checks, both in the Arabs and Galatasaray. I discovered that he has some problems on his left knee. This is what happened with Pape Abou Cisse. He has quite big problems and that is why he has not played lately. He is a good boy, I liked him.
But he asked for a lot of money and I am not crazy to give so much money to a player who cannot help us. He wanted 2.5 million euros. I closed the discussion with him. I wish them only well, ”Ioan Varga said for GSP.ro.
About Hakim Ziyech's failed transfer to CFR Cluj wrote ProSport.ro.
Hakim Ziyech is an important name in world football. The Moroccan remained free from the contract after breaking away from Al Duhail in the summer, and so far he has not found a new commitment. The Moroccan started his professional career in Heerenveen in 2014, being a product of the Dutch Academy. He also played in the Netherlands at Twente, and then evolved for 4 years for Ajax, a team with which he reached the semifinals of the Champions League.
In 2020 he took the step towards English football in Chelsea, but did not confirm. In 2023, after the benefits under expectations, he left a loan at Galatasaray. The Turks legitimized him in 2024 from the position of contract free of contract, and in the winter of this year he signed with Al Duhail.
Hakim Ziyech is the winner of the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021. He also has 64 matches at the selected Morocco and was a protagonist at his largest performance: the small final at the 2022 World Championship, lost in front of Croatia.
