Fiery Deals for Wydad Athletic Club in the Summer Transfer Market 2025

Wydad Athletic Club concluded the summer transfer period of 2025 with strong and intensive movements in the final hours of the "mercato", reflecting the red administration's desire to restructure the team and renew its blood in preparation for a competitive local and continental season.

Wydad strengthened its squad with several prominent names in free transfers, most notably, Hamza El Hanouri (from Fath Rabat), Nour El Din Amrabat (from Hull City, England), Amin Abu Al-Fath (after an experience in Kuwait), Bart Meyers (from Banja Luka – Bosnia), Ferreira Guilherme (from Villegas – Portugal), Joseph Bakasso (from Manima – Congo), Stefan Aziz Ki (from Young Africans – Ivory Coast), Hamza Al-Wasiti (from Ittihad Tangier), Zouhair Al-Matarji (returning from Pharco in Egypt), and Ayman Atik (from Fath Sebata).

As for the paid transfers, they included quality elements, among them, Abdul Ghafour Lamirat (from Olympic Safi), Walid Al-Sabbar (from Nahdat Al-Zmamra), Thembinkosi Lorch (from Mamelodi Sundowns – South Africa), Mohamed Bouchouari (from Rodez – France), and Tomisang Orobony (from Al-Ittihad Libyan).

On the other hand, the list of departures included significant names such as: Zakaria Nasik, Hicham Ait Braim, Jamal Harkas, Munir Al-Habbash, Fahd Mofi, Nassim Al-Shadhili, Cassius Mailola, Mahdi Mbarek, Nabil Marmuq, Ismail Matarji, Mikael Malsa, and Samuel Obing (contract terminated).
Abdul Moneim Boutouil and Ismail Benqateb also left.

Zekaria Ghilane, Suleiman Mwalimu (to Simba Tanzania), Zekaria Al-Fatihi, and Ahmed Ghilouf were loaned, while the fate of the three Brazilians (Arter, Ydroski, Pedrinho) remains uncertain.

The Wydad transfer market in the summer of 2025 can be considered one of the most active periods in its modern history, as the administration focused on a mix of experience and competitiveness, aiming to regain dominance locally and return strongly to the continental stage.