{"id":622125,"date":"2023-02-15T12:43:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622125"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:43:49","slug":"chelsea-linked-morccan-international-abde-ezzalzouli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/15\/chelsea-linked-morccan-international-abde-ezzalzouli\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Linked With \u2018Spectacular\u2019 Moroccan International: Reunion With Hakim Ziyech on the Cards?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abde Ezzalzouli is a Moroccan professional footballer who is making waves in the football world. Currently playing for La Liga club Osasuna, on loan from Barcelona, he has been linked with a move to Chelsea by <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-why-gakpo-joined\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Interested in Moroccan International Abde Ezzalzouli<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have been linked with Abde Ezzalzouli, but Barcelona will decide his future at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Plus how strong was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> interest in Cody Gakpo and why did he choose <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LFC<\/a> instead?<\/p>\n<p>Full story \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caughtoffside\/status\/1625407554393190401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Abde Ezzalzouli\u2019s Early Career:<\/h3>\n<p>Ezzalzouli was born in Morocco and raised in Spain. He joined Barcelona in August 2021 and made his professional debut for the club in October 2021. The youngster quickly made a name for himself and impressed with his first goal for the club in a 2\u20132 draw against Osasuna, leading head coach Xavi to label him <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/fc-barcelona\/xavi-surprised-by-spectacular-teen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;spectacular&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Contract Renewal, Loan Move and International Recognition<\/h3>\n<p>In September 2022, the Moroccan renewed his contract with the <em>Blaugrana<\/em> until 2026 and was loaned out to Osasuna. He also made an immediate impact with <em>Los Rojillos<\/em>, assisting the winning goal in his first appearance for the club against Rayo Vallecano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/10\/chelsea-agree-thiago-silva-contract-agreement\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Draft Being Prepared\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Confirms New Contract Agreement for Chelsea 106-Appearance Leader<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old&#8217;s impressive form did not go unnoticed by the Atlas Lions. In September 2022, he was called up to the Morocco squad and made his international debut in a 2\u20130 victory over Chile. Moreover, he was also named in Morocco&#8217;s 26-man squad for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.<br \/>\n<a id=\"bMulJxtOTjBiYSMoyPqpJg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1460533707\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bMulJxtOTjBiYSMoyPqpJg',sig:'PwQnh9THS1SodyR-L8slxpj7cDUVrYUhl5g5IimjLfw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1460533707',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chelsea\u2019s Interest and Barcelona\u2019s Decision<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea have been linked with a move for Ezzalzouli, following their record-breaking January transfer window. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/chelsea-finalise-transfer-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_self\">The club brought in several high-profile players to bolster their attack<\/a>, including Joao Felix, Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk and Datro Fofana. However, it seems Chelsea are not done strengthening their squad and is considering a move for the Moroccan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/13\/future-denis-zakaria-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Future of Chelsea\u2019s Midfield Powerhouse Still Yet to Be Decided He\u2019d \u2018Love to Stay&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ezzalzouli&#8217;s future, however, remains uncertain as Barcelona will decide on it at the end of the season. The Catalan club has the final say on whether he will stay or be sold, and it remains to be seen what decision they will make. Ezzalzouli is a promising young player with a bright future ahead of him. His talent and potential make him a player to watch in the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abde Ezzalzouli is a Moroccan professional footballer who is making waves in the football world. Currently playing for La Liga club Osasuna, on loan from Barcelona, he has been linked with a move to Chelsea by Fabrizio Romano. Chelsea Interested in Moroccan International Abde Ezzalzouli \ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE \ud83d\udea8 Chelsea have been linked with Abde Ezzalzouli, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":622156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1365,2,3,7188],"tags":[9735],"class_list":["post-622125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea","category-barcelona","category-featured","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-abde-ezzalzouli"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}