Hakim Ziyech’s Potential Eredivisie Comeback: Ajax Return or Dutch Underdog Revival?

Will Hakim Ziyech return to the Netherlands where he wrote the most beautiful pages of his football career? "I hope he will end his career in the Netherlands. Ajax is naturally the first club that comes to mind, given the beautiful period he spent there, and this club could need a player of his caliber," commented Dutch journalist Mounir Boualline, a guest on the "TransferPioniers" show. He does not rule out the possibility of a return to a more modest club like Twente or Heerenveen. This would represent a "closed loop" for Ziyech and would offer him a leadership role on the field, estimates Boualline.

The Moroccan international played for Ajax between 2016 and 2020. He played 165 matches and delivered very good performances before joining Chelsea in a 40 million euro transfer. Before this adventure, Ziyech had played for Twente and Heerenveen, two Dutch clubs.

Currently, Ziyech is without a club. He mutually terminated his contract with Al Duhail, after only four months of collaboration. He arrived in Qatar last January, after a period of "two or three months" of inactivity at Galatasaray, in Turkey. He scored a goal and provided an assist in 13 appearances, across all competitions.