PSG appealed to Ligue 1 to approve the Ziyech loan deal. According to AFP, PSG has requested that the French league sanction its loan signing of Chelsea’s Moroccan star Hakim Ziyech, despite the transfer paperwork only arriving on Wednesday, after Tuesday’s January transfer deadline.
PSG appealed to Ligue 1 to approve the Ziyech loan deal
The 29-year-old winger had a successful medical, and PSG and his previous club had agreed to loan him out till the season was through. According to two individuals with knowledge of the situation, the Premier League team did not submit the necessary paperwork in time for Ziyech to be registered in the FIFA system that confirms all foreign transactions.
After losing Spanish international forward Pablo Sarabia to Wolverhampton Wanderers in early January, PSG looked to the Netherlands-born Ziyech to bolster their assault. The Ligue 1 leaders did not add any new players during the winter transfer window before facing Bayern Munich in the opening leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on February 14. Milan Skriniar, a Slovakian central defender for Inter Milan, had been another target, but he has decided to stay with the Italian club until the conclusion of the season.
