PSG wants to secure the services of Soufiane Rahimi, after his brilliant participation in the men’s football tournament of the Paris Olympic Games. Top scorer of the men’s tournament of the Paris-2024 Olympic Games with eight goals, he helped lead the Moroccan Olympic team to its first bronze medal. In a post on his X account, a journalist specified that PSG wants to recruit the Moroccan striker from Al-Ain and has already presented a tempting offer for the player, whose market value exceeds 8 million euros. His contract with the Emirati club runs until June 2025. Before PSG, several European clubs have expressed their interest in Soufiane. These are: Lyon in France, Villarreal in Spain and Stuttgart in Germany. Saudi clubs such as Ittihad and Al Nassr have also expressed their intention to enlist the Moroccan striker in order to strengthen their squad before the new season.
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The interest was sparked by the 28-year-old’s fine performances. He became the first African player to win the title of top scorer in football competitions at the Olympic Games, and the first player to score 8 goals in six consecutive games at the tournament. He is now the African player to have scored the most goals at the Olympic Games, with a total of 8 goals, equalling the number of goals scored by Egypt’s Mostafa Riad in the same tournament in 1964.
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Rahimi led his club to win the Asian Champions League title last season at the expense of Yokohama Marinos of Japan. He particularly shone in the matches against Al Nassr and Al Hilal in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, scoring 6 goals against Al Nassr and Al Hilal, 3 goals in each team. Also, he set a record by becoming the Al Ain player to score the most goals in a single edition of the Asian Champions League with a total of 13 goals, contributing 15 goals (13 goals and 2 assists), surpassing Asamoah Gyan’s record in 2014.
