Al-Ittihad Targets Hakim Ziyech Amid Wydad Crisis

Al-Ittihad have made their move for Hakim Ziyech, sensing opportunity in the growing storm between the Morocco international and Wydad that has thrown his future into chaos.

According to “Africa Foot”, the Libyan club have put a substantial financial package on the table in a bid to lure Ziyech away. The offer is described as strong and immediate, with Al-Ittihad ready to act fast if they receive any signal of openness from the player’s camp.

Nothing is agreed. Not yet.

Ziyech’s contractual dispute with Wydad is still dragging on, with negotiations failing to break the deadlock. What began as a disagreement has now become a full-blown crisis inside one of Morocco’s biggest clubs.

Tensions have spiked in recent weeks over a mix of financial, sporting and disciplinary issues. Several meetings between Ziyech and Wydad’s hierarchy have been held, but each one has ended the same way: no breakthrough, no compromise, no peace.

The situation exploded when Ziyech went public. He took to social media and directly accused Wydad president Ibrahim El Assri of lying, a move that ripped the dispute out of the boardroom and into the open.

Wydad are keen to close the chapter and restore some calm. Ziyech, however, is standing firm. He wants what he believes he is owed and, according to the same source, is prepared to escalate the case to FIFA if the club and player cannot reach an agreement.

That stance leaves the door ajar for Al-Ittihad. A lucrative offer on one side, a bitter standoff on the other. The next decision Ziyech makes could reshape not only his own career path, but also send another jolt through a turbulent North African mercato.