Hakim Ziyech opens up on Chelsea transfer and ‘hits back’ at Season cancellation

The Morocco international is set to join Chelsea on 1 July after Frank Lampard’s side agreed a £37million deal with Ajax in February that saw the playmaker remain in Amsterdam for the rest of the season.

But in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, all football has been suspended across Europe and the Eredivisie confirmed on Friday that the rest of the season has been cancelled, with Ajax not being awarded the title despite sitting top of the league.

Despite this, Ziyech is confident that his move to Stamford Bridge will remain unaffected.

“I really haven’t been serious about that for a second,” the winger told AD. “I think my signature is under the contract and so yes, on July 1, I will be a Chelsea player. I never had any other thought.”

The future Blues star also slammed the decision not to award Ajax a 35th Eredivisie title, with his side top of the table, level on points with AZ Alkmaar, but ahead on goal difference.

“Come on, what nonsense I have heard,” said Ziyech. “We are at the top anyway – all those stories that AZ deserved more because they won twice against us. “So the goal difference, as it always is, doesn’t count now? Bulls***, of course. How did PSV become champion in 2007? Exactly, on one goal.

“That we are not official champions, well, of course I would also have preferred to have won that on the field, but if you have to choose one club as champion then that would be Ajax to me.”

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