And as Al-Sakhiri (28) announced that he would leave Cologne after four years with him, the German club last week posted a video clip on his account on the “Instagram” site, which included impressive farewell phrases for his Tunisian player, as well as decisive goals for the Tunisian player in the German League and in the European Conference League.
The Cologne club, which has achieved exceptional results since Al-Sakhiri joined in 2019, thanked the owner of the number 28, referring to the Tunisia international’s brilliance with the team in the number 28 shirt, describing the player as “one of the most active elements of the movement on the green rectangle and the most generous of them.”
The most famous stars of the “Bundesliga” go the distance
Al-Sakhiri joined Colin’s ranks in 2019, from French Montpellier, and signed a four-year deal that runs until June this year, with a €6million deal, but his value marketing has doubled in the current season to 13 million euros, according to sites specializing in the evaluation and marketing of actors, given the impressive level displayed this year. In his final season with Cologne, Al-Sakhiri made 32 appearances in the German Premier League, the last of which on May 27, which ended in a 2-1 loss to champions Bayern Munich, so the team finished the championship race in 11th place with 42 points. The Tunisian player finished the season as Cologne’s top scorer with 7 goals, ahead of the forwards despite his midfield position. Al-Sakhiri appeared in 7 European Conference League matches and one German Cup match. The player of the Tunisian national team has achieved records thanks to which he has surpassed the best stars in German stadiums, as he ranked first as the player who has covered the most distances in the league race, with a distance of 393.6 km, ahead of the Hertha Berlin player. Lucas Tozart, with a distance of 388.3, then Bayern Munich and Manchaft star Joshua Kimmich, who has covered a distance of 385 km in total in his Bundesliga matches. In 4 years, Al-Sakhiri has played 133 games for Colin in all competitions, during which he has scored 20 goals.
Towards the Spanish Liga or the Italian Calcio?
A number of specialists from player transfer companies and football stars’ agents have revealed that Al-Sakhiri rejected an official offer from French club Lyon, while still discussing two offers from Rome, Italy , and Seville, Spain.
In statements to “Sky News Arabia”, former assistant coach of the Tunisian national team, Adel Al-Sulaimi, confirmed that “the career that Al-Skhiri had with Colin is worthy of placing him among the best players on his team lately”. seasons, but rather one of the best players in the German Premier League.”
Al-Sulaimi, who oversaw Al-Sakhiri’s training with the Carthage Eagles between 2020 and 2022, added: “What Al-Sakhiri has achieved in terms of numbers, be it number of goals or of matches he has played in the current season, which were 32 matches out of 34, confirms the technical and physical value, and it is no surprise that he was chosen in the ideal team for the season .” 2022-2023″.
According to Al-Sulaimi, “After 4 years in Cologne, I think the time has come for the player to have another experience and a new and bigger challenge. His abilities qualify him to play in the biggest clubs in Italy, and in several Spanish clubs. He has a great stock of football and good physical abilities, and he will leave a big void in Cologne.”
Italian journalist specializing in player transfer news, Fabrizio Romano, says the Roma club, led by their famous manager José Mourinho, have made a tempting offer to Al-Sakhiri, pending negotiations to reach advanced stages over the next few weeks and after the player’s official contract with Colin ends at the end of this month, adding that there are contacts with other clubs, including Sevilla, Spain.
A remarkable football career
Al-Sakhiri, born in the city of Lunel, France, on May 10, 1995, to a Tunisian father, who holds dual nationality, is one of the most important pillars of the Eagles of Carthage team, since he played 55 games with him and scored 3 goals, since he decided in February 2018 to represent Tunisia. He began his football career in his fourth year with French club Gallia, active in the amateur league, and in 2010 he joined the French Academy in Montpellier, before signing his first professional contract in the 2014 season. -2015 and join the first team. . Between 2014 and 2019, Al-Sakhiri played over 130 games for Montpellier, scoring 10 goals throughout his career. His first game of departure coincided with the celebration of his twentieth birthday (May 10, 2015) against Lens in the 36th final of the French Premier League. It should be noted that the top scorer, Colin, played his first match with the Tunisian national team on March 23, 2018, and it was a friendly match against Iran, which ended in favor of the Carthage Eagles with a clear goal, less than a month after announcing the selection of the Tunisian national team to play with him. Al-Sakhiri, who won the award for the best player in Tunisia in 2021, is considered one of the few players in the Eagles of Carthage team to have participated in two consecutive editions of the World Cup and played all the matches, as he participated in Russia 2018. World Cup, then Qatar 2022 and played 6 matches.
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