Barcelona are reportedly monitoring Moroccan midfielder Azzedine Ounahi for a possible transfer to Camp Nou following his 2022 FIFA World Cup performances.
Ounahi has been a key a part of the distinctive Moroccan facet which have stunned everybody with their shows on the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Atlas Lions have turn out to be the first-ever African group to succeed in the semi-finals of the match.
They beat Spain, Portugal, and Belgium en path to the semis, the place they’ll face France on December 14.
Ounahi has fashioned a formidable partnership with Sofyan Amrabat within the Moroccan midfield. His shows have garnered Barcelona’s curiosity, in accordance with Mundo Deportivo.
The Blaugrana want to signal midfielders in January or subsequent summer season to compete with the likes of Pablo Gavi and Pedri Gonzalez. Nevertheless, their monetary state of affairs and La Liga’s FFP guidelines imply they should search for low-cost choices.
Whereas Manchester Metropolis’s Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan are their first decisions, the Catalans can’t afford them in January.
Therefore, they’re all in favour of signing Ounahi, whose present market worth is €4 million. This worth will definitely enhance following his spectacular performances on the FIFA World Cup, however Barcelona would possibly nonetheless need to bounce in to signal him.
Ounahi, 22, at present performs for Ligue 1 membership Angers SCO, who he joined from US Avranches in the summertime of 2021. He helped them end 14th within the league final season, registering two assists and two objectives in 32 video games.
Nevertheless, Angers at present sit on the backside of the Ligue 1 desk.
Ounahi’s contract with the French membership expires in 2026 and the aforementioned report means that he can be all in favour of a transfer to Barcelona if a proposal arrives.
Barcelona are all in favour of Azzedine Ounahi to bolster the midfield. He is seen as a low-cost various to Bernardo Silva or Gundogan, with the additional advantage of with the ability to play as a pivot.— @mundodeportivo https://t.co/gtS6BOWR7q
Former Barcelona supervisor Luis Enrique on Azzedine Ounahi after Spain’s exit from FIFA World Cup
Azzedine Ounahi performed 119 minutes for Morocco to assist them beat Spain on penalties within the Spherical of 16 of the FIFA World Cup on December 6. He received seven duels and made 4 tackles and one interception, whereas additionally creating one huge probability.
After the match, former Spain and Barcelona supervisor Luis Enrique expressed his admiration for Ounahi. Whereas he could not bear in mind the midfielder’s identify, Enrique mentioned:
“I used to be pleasantly stunned by the #8, sorry I neglect his identify. Oh my God, the place does this man come from? Performs extremely properly, it stunned me, however he was the one one we weren’t conscious of.”
Ounahi has began all 5 video games for Morocco on the World Cup and can probably accomplish that in opposition to France within the semi-finals as properly.
