{"id":1130624,"date":"2020-02-13T12:42:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T12:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1130624"},"modified":"2020-02-13T12:54:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T12:54:01","slug":"chelsea-confirm-hakim-ziyech-deal-ajax-financial-details","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/chelsea-confirm-hakim-ziyech-deal-ajax-financial-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea confirm deal for Hakim Ziyech as Ajax reveal financial details of move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ajax have confirmed Hakim Ziyech will join Chelsea this summer in a deal that could rise to \u20ac44 million (\u00a336.7m).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ziyech will become Chelsea&#8217;s first signing since the club&#8217;s transfer ban was lifted. The ban prevented the Londoners from signing any players last summer and there were no arrivals in January.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7494632\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted to their <a href=\"https:\/\/english.ajax.nl\/streams\/ajax-now\/ajax-and-chelsea-reach-agreement-for-ziyech-.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, Ajax revealed the financial details of the deal, confirming Chelsea will play an initial \u20ac40m (\u00a333.3m) which could rise to \u20ac44m &#8220;with variable factors&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ziyech was contracted to Ajax until the summer of 2022 but is now set to move to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/2020\/02\/13\/chelsea-transfer-news--deal-reached-with-ajax-for-hakim-ziyech-?cardIndex=0-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> the transfer is &#8220;subject to the player agreeing personal terms&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan played a starring role as Ajax won the domestic double and reached the Champions League semi-finals last season, scoring memorable goals against Real Madrid and Tottenham in the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Takumi Minamino: How Japanese fans support Liverpool&#039;s new signing | \u5357\u91ce \u62d3\u5b9f\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qsprIbhfVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In total, Ziyech has scored 49 goals in 160 matches for Ajax and was named in the Eredivisie Team of the Year in each of the previous three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has also appeared 32 times for his country, scoring 12 goals. 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