Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi’s dream is now threatened in Paris 2024 OlympicsDue to the anticipated confrontation between the French star Jean-Philippe Mateta and the Spanish Fermin Lopez in the final of the men’s football competition at the current Olympic Games.
It will be released Moroccan striker The top scorers in the Paris 2024 Olympics, with 6 goals scored against Argentina (two goals), Ukraine, Iraq, the United States of America, and Spain.
The Al Ain star has a real chance to increase his goal tally and double his chances of winning the competition’s top scorer title, despite Morocco’s loss in the semi-finals to Spain 1-2, as he faces… Black AtlasThe Egyptian national team in the third place match.
The 28-year-old’s dreams of becoming the first Arab player to achieve the Olympic Golden Boot will be thwarted by the head-to-head clash between Mateta and Lopez in the final.
Rahimi and the dream of the Olympic scorer
The French and Spanish strikers currently have (4) goals to their credit, placing them second in the competition’s top scorers list.
Sofiane Rahimi fears failing to score against Egypt, with one of the duo scoring a hat-trick in the final, meaning losing the dream of winning the top scorer title in the final metres.
Despite the difficulty of the task, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Fermin Lopez have a chance, albeit a slim one, to turn the tables on the Moroccan striker and snatch the title of top scorer in the Olympics, especially when considering the offensive strength of the French and Spanish teams.
Sofiane Rahimi records many unprecedented numbers
The Atlas Lions star has become the Moroccan player with the most goals scored in a single Olympics, surpassing his compatriot Ahmed Faras, who scored only 3 goals with Black Atlas In the Munich 1972 session.
He also sat on top Al Ain striker He is on the throne of the Arab and African players who have scored the most goals in a single tournament, having reached the sixth goal, noting that Nigerian Peter Etebo was crowned top scorer in the 2016 tournament in Rio de Janeiro by scoring only 4 goals.
With only one year remaining on the Moroccan player’s contract with Al Ain of the Emirates, which officially ends on June 30, 2025, many European clubs have shown interest in obtaining the services of the Moroccan player.
The Moroccan striker, whose current market value is (8) million euros, has been linked by several rumors to a move to Stuttgart in Germany and Villarreal in Spain. Saudi clubs have also expressed their desire to obtain his services, while waiting for the end of the Olympic competitions to draw the features of his future more clearly.
It is worth noting that Sofiane Rahimi had an ideal season with Al Ain, leading the Emirati team to win the AFC Champions League title, after beating the Saudi giants, in the edition in which he was crowned top scorer after scoring 13 goals.
