‘Shambolic’ Chelsea ‘ruin Hakim’ with failed PSG deal
Chelsea have been accused of wrecking six months of Hakim Ziyech’s career with the “shambolic” collapse of his loan move to PSG, writes CLIFF HAYES.
SunSport understands fuming Ziyech, 29, even called Chelsea’s co-owner Todd Boehly to plead with him to sort out the mess.
PSG branded the paperwork cock-up a “Class A circus” and a club insider revealed: “The way Chelsea conducted themselves was shambolic and disrespectful.
“Chelsea have ruined six months of his career. It’s really poor behaviour, the club treated this transfer in a frivolous way.
“It’s unacceptable for a club of their stature but this seems to sum up their way of doing business at the moment.”
PSG insist Chelsea ignored their initial loan agreement email and a number of phone calls, responding 75 minutes later with an incorrect, unsigned document.
The Ligue 1 champions also claim the Blues sent a SECOND incorrect, unsigned document before the correct version was finally received three minutes after the deadline.
Ziyech’s transfer was then registered at 11.04pm — four minutes after the cut-off point. French League chiefs turned down PSG appeals to ratify it, ruling there had been an “unjustifiable delay” in sending the documents to them.
Chelsea dispute PSG’s version of events but admit “technical errors” delayed the paperwork.
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