Hakim Ziyech may not have made his competitive Chelsea debut because of a knee injury but the winger has joined up with his Morocco team-mates in Rabat ahead of friendlies against Senegal on Friday and DR Congo next Tuesday.
The 27-year-old has recovered from the injury, picked up in his new club’s only pre-season friendly away to Brighton and Hove Albion, and had been training at Cobham for the past couple of weeks.
But head coach Frank Lampard decided he was not worth risking for last Saturday’s 4-0 win at home to Crystal Palace.
It is unclear if he will feature for Morocco in the friendlies but that he has travelled to link-up with his team-mates suggests some involvement.
However, Chelsea’s summer signing Hakim Ziyech is set to appear for Morocco this international break before he’s even slipped on a Blues shirt.
The 27-year-old has linked up with Morocco for international duty in Rabat for friendlies against Senegal and DR Congo.
The attacking midfielder is on the verge of fitness after sitting out Chelsea’s opening four Premier League matches, but he has begun training at Cobham in recent weeks.
“Ziyech is getting closer but not close enough to be on the bench,” Lampard said last Friday.
Hakim Ziyech has arrived in Rabat along with the rest of the squad. His condition will be continually monitored, to determine if he's fit to future in any of the two friendlies.#DimaMaghrib 🇲🇦 pic.twitter.com/bcfKnzYotE
— Maghrib Foot (@MaghribFoot) October 6, 2020