[Albion] Zakaria Labyad

[ifightbears]

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Spotted in Holland yesterday...

 

[peterward]

https://youtu.be/ADyYW7f_yxg

Can someone else nail the WAG?

Watching this vid, reminds me of watching the Locadia vid pre arrival...... Really doesnt look anything fantastic? Meh

 

[Bozza]

After a roller-coaster season due to his injuries, Moroccan attacking midfielder Zakaria Labyad could leave Ajax Amsterdam and return to the Premier League this summer. Indeed, the Dutch club would like to include the 27-year-old as part of a trade.

According to the sports daily Marca, Ajax want to enlist Iranian international striker Alireza Jahanbakhsh and allegedly proposed Labyad to Brighton. the Moroccan striker is thus used as a bargaining chip to attract another.

The former Fulham player could then return to the English championship 4 years after joining the Netherlands. This season, Labyad has only participated in 2 matches in Eredivisie (1 goal and 1 assist) and 1 in the Champions League. He joined Ajax from Utrecht in June 2018, for a sum of 6 million euros.

https://www.afriquesports.net/mercato/mercato-zakaria-labyad-vers-un-retour-en-premier-league

 

[Werner]

Very simple... not good enough. Too slow as a winger. Often goes for his own chances. Played for my hometown club a while, scored some Nices goals but when you shoot on target few times every match, ignoring your team members, you’ll score a few goals for a team like Vitesse.

It’s a downgraded AJ

 

[Bozza]

It’s a downgraded AJ

Anyone else struggling with that?

 

[Algernon]

He's going to get stressed and throw hissy fits when on the bench.
Ahm Oot!

 

[peterward]

Very simple... not good enough. Too slow as a winger. Often goes for his own chances. Played for my hometown club a while, scored some Nices goals but when you shoot on target few times every match, ignoring your team members, you’ll score a few goals for a team like Vitesse.

It’s a downgraded AJ

tbh, that's exactly how he kinda looks in that Ajax vid. Unless our manager specifically wants him? Not sure why we would.

 

[Driver8]

I think I would rather keep Ali J.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Sounds like a great deal [emoji23]. Ajax must think we were born yesterday

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[Megazone]

He looks a million times better than AJ. Much quicker feet and generally much sharper. Looks very similar to Hazard in style and strengths. I'm not saying he's as good but he could be a great option to have. We're not rich with skillful dribbling type attackers. These are the players who can make all the difference when you're playing against a team with every man behind the ball.
Looks good and could be cheap.

 

[vagabond]

Anyone else struggling with that?

Pretty much.

But then I’m one of the few who rates AJ and think he looked excellent in some of his brief cameos under Potter.

 

[Bozza]

Looks very similar to Hazard in style and strengths. I'm not saying he's as good .

I think that assertion will prove a good one to have made.

 

[Whitechapel]

The Morrocan fans online are just as bad as the Iranian fans ffs

 

[macbeth]

I think you'll all be relieved to know that this one was most likely started by another one of those fake accounts of twitter:

https://twitter.com/mustardMARCA/status/1290601618342400000?s=20


mustard, this one, apparently.....

 

[Swansman]

I remember when Labyad was the no 1 hype in Holland, "even more talented than Afellay". Infinitely talented but very turbulent career. In a potential swap for Ali J, Ajax should be the ones paying a few million euros.

That said, dont think its going to happen - Marca is not a very reliable source.

Oh dear, this positions played map has Potter written all over it.

Not really, according to a lot of people here Potter doesnt use wingers.

 

[peterward]

Sounds like a great deal [emoji23]. Ajax must think we were born yesterday

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How about we sell you AJ and in exchange for you keeping Labyad we'll throw in Locadia

 

[dazzer6666]

Get him in, loan him to Leeds, have a 30 goal a season striker in a year’s time after being coached by the best in the world. Simple.

 

[Megazone]

That was possibly the worst YouTube highlights video I’ve ever seen. At least Ali J’s YouTube video had him banging them in.

That lad fell to pieces in the box like a jigsaw.

I think this one's a bit better

 

[Surf's Up]

Excellent!! Re-enforces our well earned reputation for recruiting quality from the Dutch league

 

[Don Tmatter]

Anyone else struggling with that?

Graham Potter? Hopefully