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Kieran Horn

Hakim Ziyech breaks silence on Chelsea transfer collapse with sharp three-word message

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has provided a brutal response to the reports that his planned transfer to Saudi Arabia broke down because of knee problems spotted in his Al-Nassr medical.

The 30-year-old looked set to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Middle East on a permanent deal from Chelsea worth around £8million, but the move has since broken down. N'Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy have all had their exits confirmed with Ziyech once again stuck in transfer limbo.

In the January transfer window a move to Paris Saint-Germain looked set to be finalised on deadline day, but the deal fell through after documents to officially sanction the move were not submitted in time. Despite being on the verge of departing, Ziyech was chosen in the starting XI for the Blues first game in February before going on to make another ten Premier League appearances in the remaining months of the season.

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