Achraf Hakimi is about to live a special moment. The Moroccan international will find Inter Milan, his former club, during a final which promises to be particularly symbolic of the Champions League, scheduled for May 31 in Munich.
Today pillar of Paris Saint-Germain, a heroic scorer against Arsenal and man of the match, the Moroccan side will again cross the road to the team with which he marked the history of Italian football.
Reunions that delight the principal concerned: “Inter is a big team, we know its qualities well and have closely followed its last match. It will be a very special final for me, which we will play with great motivation ”, He said in an interview with Sky Sport Italia.
“We want to win this Champions League, but for the moment, we are saving the moment”he added, before expressing a certain emotion to find his former teammates. “It will be very special for me to replay against friends and a club in which I lived a significant year”.
As a reminder, Hakimi’s visit to Inter during the 2020-2021 season was a real success. Under the orders of Antonio Conte, the Atlas lion has established itself as one of the best players in its post in Serie A, largely contributing to the conquest of the Scudetto.
-With 7 goals and 10 championship assists, he was one of the major craftsmen of the title, ending eleven years without coronation for the Nerazzurri.
Transferred to PSG in the summer of 2021 for around 60 million euros, Hakimi continued its progression in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League. Its speed, its quality of center and its ability to repeat the efforts make it a crucial element of the Parisian system.
Facing Inter Milan in the final will therefore not be a match like any other for him. He will find familiar faces like Lautaro Martínez or Nicolò Barella, still present in the Italian workforce, and he could well be one of the detonators of a possible Parisian victory.
Beyond the sporting aspect, this meeting has a strong emotional dimension. Hakimi has never hidden his attachment to Inter, a club that offered him his first major consecration in Europe. But today, it is with Paris that he dreams of winning the Champions League. This face-to-face between its past and its present therefore promises an intense finish, both tactically and human.
