Ajax and Morocco midfielder Hakim Ziyech was strongly linked with a move away from the club this summer, with Roma said to be one of his main suitors. But now it has been revealed the Italian club made an offer of €30m for the 25-year-old, around €8m less than Ajax were willing to accept.
"I was very close to Rome, I was very close to Ajax," he is quoted by CalcioMercarto as saying. " I always said I would only leave the team to make a major leap in my career, I did not expect to stay this season, but I am this shirt, I'm very happy and I think I'm in the best phase of my career. "
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