Back to Ligue 1 for Nayef Aguerd. The 29 -year -old Moroccan central defender has just joined Olympique de Marseille against a check for 23 million euros from West Ham. Revealed in Dijon between 2018 and 2020 then becoming a reference from the championship with Stade Rennais between 2020 and 2022, the native of Kéintra then joined the Premier League and the Hammers.
On the London side, the situation was complicated for Nayef Aguerd. The semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup will have had an interesting first season where he notably won the Europa League Conference 2023 before losing his place. During the last exercise, he was loaned to the side of Real Sociedad.
Nayef Aguerd back in Ligue 1
Wanting to relaunch itself with in particular the 2026 World Cup in line of sight in ten months, Nayef Aguerd therefore decided to return to Ligue 1 on the side of Olympique de Marseille. It strengthens a sector in which Leonardo Balerdi, Facundo Medina and CJ Egan-Riley are included.
“”Olympique de Marseille is pleased to announce the arrival, from West Ham, of the Moroccan international central defender, Nayef Aguerd. Today, Nayef Aguerd embodies another facet of modern football: that of a man of duty, discreet but essential, forged between two banks, between courage and humility. A sum of qualities that will allow him to meet the challenges of the Roberto de Zerbi team», Can we read in the press release from Phocaeans.
