Moroccan championship sensation Amine Zouhzouh stirs up desire

Amine Zouhzouh says Zahzouh. This name may not mean anything to you. And yet, he is on everyone’s lips in Morocco. The young FAR midfielder from Rabat had an XXL season this year in Botola. Author of 9 goals and 10 assists in Botola (and one goal in the CAF Cup) with his team which is still second in the Moroccan championship and in the race for the title, the attacking midfielder especially made an impression with his style of play and its versatility. Very technically fine, the native of Rabat also stands out for his excellent quality on set pieces.

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And this season, he confirmed all the hopes placed in him. Last year, when he played for US Touarga, the player born in 2000 had already made an impression with a very good season. In 28 matches, he had scored 9 goals and provided 5 assists. A late bloom for the player trained at the Mohamed 6 Academy and from the same promotion as a certain Azzedine Ounahi. Like the Moroccan international, Amine Zouhzouh moved to Angers in 2019, but failed to convince the French club. Six months later, he was back in Morocco.

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Since then, 4 years have passed and Amine Zouhzouh finally seems to confirm all his talent. So much so that his performances allowed him to be pre-summoned by Walid Regragui during this June gathering with Morocco A. With the strong competition for his position, he did not appear in the final list, but a departure for Europe could make all that easier. According to our information, Amine Zouhzouh is also very coveted. Under contract until 2026 with the FAR, the 24-year-old player is in the sights of Spanish clubs (Betis, Getafe), German (Saint-Pauli) but also French. Indeed, Olympique Lyonnais showed interest in the player’s profile.

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The new management in place has already been following the young Moroccan player for several years and has observed his performances in Botola with interest. For the moment, the file is at the simple stage of interest on the side of OL. On the other hand, a first offer has arrived on the player’s table and it comes from Russia. FK Dinamo Makhatchkala, recently promoted to the Russian D1, made a very interesting financial offer to the player. To let him go, the FAR is asking between 1.5 and 2 million euros. Not an excessive amount for a player of this age and with this potential. It remains to be seen whether this will convince certain clubs to take concrete action.