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.
Following a repeat of the failed transfer from earlier this year, Ziyech has provided a sharp message to the reports he has issues in his knees. On Instagram, he posted a photo of both of his knees with the caption 'knee problems right??' *two laughing face emojis*.
A summer exodus plan was put in place by Mauricio Pochettino ahead of his arrival as the new Chelsea manager and already ten stars have left, including Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic, with another two expected to follow shortly.
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Mason Mount has already completed his medical for a £60m to Manchester United with an announcement expected to be imminent. Meanwhile, Cesar Azpilicueta has agreed to a contract termination with the Blues which will allow him to seal a return to Spain to sign for Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea will also still likely want Ziyech off their books before the start of the 2023/24 season but finding a potential suitor could be difficult.
The former Ajax man sees his contract expire in 2025 with it highly unlikely any renewal is negotiated or an immediate transfer is sealed given the reservations many teams will likely have upon hearing of Al-Nassr's finding when conducting medical tests, although Ziyech clearly considers those claims to be false
