Hakim Ziyech: Chelsea move all but confirmed by Ajax boss Erik ten Hag

The Blues are at an advanced stage in negotiations to bring the Ajax star to Stamford Bridge this summer

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Ajax manager Erik ten Hag has all but confirmed Chelsea’s £38 million move for Hakim Ziyech.

The Blues agreed a fee for the Moroccan forward with the Dutch giants on Wednesday.

After failing to sign a player in January, with Ajax rebuffing their efforts to bring in Ziyech last month, the Londoners continued negotiations with a view to put a deal in place for the summer.

And Ten Hag has conceded Ziyech is heading to Stamford Bridge to becom Frank Lampard’s first signing as Chelsea head coach.

“Ziyech to Chelsea? A transfer was coming, we expected it to happen,” Ten Hag told Fox Sports.

“And I actually already expected this one or two years earlier. And each time it was: “Wow, he stayed again”.

“We are just happy that we will still have him until the end of the season.”

Ziyech has shone for Ajax throughout four prolific seasons, playing a prolific role in the run to last season’s Champions League semi-finals.

Ziyech is on the verge of joining Chelsea for £40m (Getty)

The 26-year-old committed his future to the club last summer, enabling the removal of a €25m release clause.

But now Ziyech will move on this summer, having struck 48 goals and assisted 82 times in 160 games.