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title: "Ajax remove Ziyech’s release clause – is this a loss for Arsenal?"
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author: "Charlie Roberts"
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published: "2019-10-05T18:00:01Z"
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# Ajax remove Ziyech’s release clause – is this a loss for Arsenal?

Hakim Ziyech’s low release clause has been removed in his new contract amid interest from Premier League clubs, according to [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/ajax-remove-hakim-ziyech-release-20463914).

Both Arsenal and Liverpool were in for the twenty-six-year-old Moroccan international but Ajax managed to tie the midfielder down to a new deal.

![Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1168451158.jpg)

The fact he remained at the Eredivisie side over the summer was surprising, considering his release clause was just €30 million (£25 million) which in the current market is a bargain for a player of his quality.

Ajax and Ziyech have now agreed a new contract keeping him in Amsterdam until 2022 so, the likelihood of him being in the Premier League is now looking a lot more unlikely as Ajax are holding out for a fee of around 50 million and if he carries on his current form that figure is only going to rise.

### Read Arsenal’s verdict

Should the Gunners manage to prise Ziyech away from Ajax then it would be a great addition to an already scary attack.

Do Arsenal actually need the Moroccan though? Well as Real Madrid aren’t keen on selling Ceballos, they will need a replacement for him and Ziyech would be perfect to fill the void.