The Moroccan national team was one of the champions of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Their historic semi-final matches will be remembered by their fans and all followers of the football world for years. The names of Ashraf Hakimi, Hakim Ziyech, Sofiane Amrabat, Yassin Bono and others will remain forever in the World Cup history books after becoming the first African and Arab team among the 4 best teams in the World Cup
And since it could not be any other way, surprises of this level reveal to us the potential of some soccer players who did not have as much publicity as the big stars. In this sense, the most striking case was that of Azzedine Onahi, the Angers midfielder who shone with his light in the six matches that Morocco played during the World Cup. And in the press conference that followed Spain’s elimination against Morocco, Luis Enrique did not hesitate to praise Unahi’s talent, which is already on the radar of many European clubs
According to the French newspaper L’Equipe, the first to show interest in the Moroccan “8” championship is Leicester City. Inland, Angers is among the Foxes’ prospects who would like to land his services in the winter signing market. And not only that, French media reported that the British club would be willing to spend “tens of millions of euros on the former Avranches player
Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain also entered the fray for Onahi
In the same way, Mon Deportivo also reported FC Barcelona’s possible interest in Aziz Eldin Onahi. According to this source, Xavi Hernandez, as did Luis Enrique, was so impressed by the physical display and Moroccan talent, that he asked his sports department to work on his signature. Matteo Alemani has already put the thread on the needle and does not rule out that the player from Angers will end up in the Catalan capital, because the cost of his transfer will not be very high and will be commensurate with the financial situation of the Blaugrana club
But Barcelona is not the only “big” who will be willing to snatch the Moroccan player from Angers. Paris Saint-Germain, through the recommendation of Achraf Hakimi, Unahi’s colleague, wants to strengthen his midfield, and he wants to do so by betting on the talents that play in the French League. For this reason, the name “The Eight” was chosen by Walid Regragui, who loves Luis Campos and Al-Khulaifi so much
