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AC Milan remain interested in Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech, and former player\u00a0Massimo Orlando thinks the Moroccan would be \u201cperfect\u201d for the Serie A champions.<\/p>\n
Ziyech has been fantastic for Morocco at the World Cup as the North African nation prepare to take on France in the semi-final of the tournament.<\/p>\n
In five matches in Qatar, the 29-year-old has provided two goal contributions for the first African team to reach the last four of a World Cup.<\/p>\n
His form has perhaps come as a surprise to many Premier League fans, who have not seen the best of the former Ajax player for Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Signed for \u20ac40million in 2020, the Dutch-born attacker has scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists in 92 games for the Blues.<\/p>\n
Starts have been very hard to come by this year for Ziyech, who has failed to provide a single goal contribution in nine appearances for the Premier League club this term.<\/p>\n
Former AC Milan and Fiorentina attacker Massimo Orlando is a big fan of Ziyech, with his World Cup showings proving that he \u201cwould be perfect\u201d for the Rossoneri.<\/p>\n
Orlando told\u00a0TuttoMercatoWeb<\/em> Radio\u2018s Maracana show:<\/em><\/a> \u201cZiyech would be perfect.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s an imbalance between the left and right wing. He comes from a fantastic World Cup and he\u2019s in trouble at Chelsea, he\u2019d like a redemption.<\/p>\n \u201cOn one side he and Theo Hernandez on the other that would be incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n Milan have been long-time admirers of Ziyech and reportedly tried to sign him last summer.<\/p>\n He has also been linked with Manchester United, who explored a move during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Calciomercato<\/em> recently reported that United are providing stiff competition to Milan ahead of the January window.<\/p>\n The report states that the Red Devils are leading the race to sign the Moroccan.<\/p>\n And in what will be seen as another blow to Milan, and Orlando, Ziyech\u2019s move to the San Siro \u2018is on the verge of collapse\u2019, according to\u00a0La Gazzetta dello Sport\u00a0<\/em>(via Sports Mole<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n It is the player\u2019s wage demands hindering a move to Italy, with Ziyech asking for\u00a0a yearly salary of \u20ac8m (\u00a36.9m), and Milan are not having it.<\/p>\n The report states that Milan will not change their stance and a transfer all hinges on the Morocco winger changing his salary demands.<\/p>\n Ziyech\u2019s performances for the Atlas Lions have impressed a lot of people, including Roy Keane<\/strong><\/a>, who says the 29-year-old \u201clooks like a different player\u201d on the international stage.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Why is anybody expecting England to win the World Cup with that spine?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n