Following the team to win the Champions League is the dream of many players. In his 16th month with the team, he fulfilled this wish.
Once hailed as a talented midfielder, he is now at the crossroads of his career at the age of 28.
In the early morning of December 25, Beijing time, the head coach of the national team publicly bombarded him and made it clear that as long as he was in office, he would never be called up by the national team.
At the club level, reports from many media, because of the turmoil caused by him in the national team, he also faced the situation of saying goodbye to the team.
He is one of the cores of the Moroccan national team, Ziyech!
Born in the Netherlands, the 28-year-old has dual citizenship of Morocco and the Netherlands, and he chose to represent Morocco after playing for the Dutch national youth team.
Ziyech debuted in Heerenveen's youth academy and during his two years with Twente, Ziyech scored 34 goals in 76 appearances, in addition to 30 assists.
After joining Ajax, Ziyech made 165 appearances in four seasons, scoring 49 goals and contributing 81 assists.
Chelsea's attitude towards Ziyech can be described in one word – salivation. Known as a talented midfielder, Chelsea management believes Ziyech will be the next Willian, or the next Pedro, or possibly the next Eden Hazard!
In the end, Chelsea paid a transfer fee of 40 million euros and got Ziyech.
In his first experience at Stamford Bridge, Ziyech was quite satisfied, starting for Chelsea in the Premier League for the first time, and Ziyech took the lead.
Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-finals and scored the only goal of the game, and it was Ziyech.
Despite the occasional eye-catching performance, overall, Ziyech fell far short of what the outside world expected of him.
Last season, Ziyech made 39 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions, scoring six goals and assisting four times. So far this season, Ziyech has played 18 games for Chelsea, scoring three goals and assisting four times. At the Blues, Ziyech's playing time was rather erratic and he did not have the full trust of Tuchel.
And his performance in the national team may be the last straw that crushed him.
Moroccan national team coach Halihodzic said that the reason why Ziyech, who has not scored 17 goals in 41 appearances, is because of his extremely irresponsible performance, which has caused damage to the Moroccan team!
Halikhodzic confessed: "This is the first time in my life that I have seen a national team player reluctant to warm up on the grounds of injury! ”
Halikhodžić had intended to send Ziyeh off the bench in the second half, but Ziyech said he was injured and did not have the conditions to play. As a result, medical tests showed that Ziyech was a pure fraud, and he was fully equipped to play!
Halikhodzic: "As long as I am the manager of the Moroccan national team, I will not tolerate this kind of behavior, and he will not be selected for the national team again. ”
For the Africa Cup of Nations in January next year, Ziyech has naturally been excluded from the Moroccan national team's squad.
And Ziyech's unprofessional behavior in the national team also strengthened Chelsea's determination to sell him.
28-year-old Ziyech, where will the next stop be?