Al-Ittihad Pursues Hakim Ziyech Amid Wydad Crisis

Hakim Ziyech’s future has been thrown wide open, and Al-Ittihad are trying to strike while the chaos swirls around him and Wydad.

The Libyan club have put a substantial financial package on the table, according to “Africa Foot”, hoping that money and a clean break will tempt the Moroccan star into a swift move. They are prepared to act fast and on terms designed to close the deal before rivals even organise their first meeting.

Nothing is done. Not yet.

Inside Wydad, negotiations over Ziyech’s contract continue to drag on without a breakthrough. What began as a dispute has hardened into a full-blown stand-off, with financial, sporting and disciplinary issues all feeding the rift between player and club.

Several meetings have been held. None have come close to repairing the damage.

Then came the public explosion. Ziyech went to social media and openly accused Wydad president Ibrahim El Assri of lying, a move that ripped the argument out of the boardroom and planted it firmly in front of the watching world. Once that line was crossed, the prospect of a quiet reconciliation shrank dramatically.

Wydad, for their part, want the saga over. They are looking for a way to close the file, restore some calm, and move on from a dispute that has overshadowed their plans.

Ziyech is not backing down. He is insisting on what he believes he is owed and, according to the same source, is prepared to take the case to FIFA if no agreement is reached. That threat alone changes the temperature of the talks, turning a domestic clash into a potential international legal battle.

In that storm, Al-Ittihad see opportunity. If Wydad cannot find common ground with their star, the Libyan club are ready, contract in hand, to offer Ziyech a fresh start and a way out of a crisis that shows no sign of easing.