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Ajax attacker Ziyech set for Chelsea

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Hakim Ziyech was part of the Ajax team that lost in the final seconds of last season's Champions League semi-final to Tottenham [Courtesy]

Ajax attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech is set to move to Chelsea in the summer after the clubs agreed on a deal in principle, a Dutch newspaper reported Wednesday.

The daily tabloid De Telegraaf said the Amsterdam powerhouse and the London club had agreed on a fee believed to be around 45 million euros ($50 million) for the 26-year-old Dutch-born Moroccan.

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