Overview
- Multiple media reports on Tuesday said Bayern and PSV have agreed a fee in the low‑50 million euro range and that Saibari completed a medical during the World Cup, but neither club has officially confirmed the transfer.
- Saibari has scored Morocco’s goals at the tournament so far and has been deployed as a striker by coach Mohamed Ouahbi, boosting his profile ahead of the reported move.
- He was named 2026 Eredivisie Footballer of the Year and carried a reported market value around €40 million before the current transfer talks.
- Saibari’s rise follows early adversity, including a childhood orthopedic condition that required braces and being released by Anderlecht’s youth team after coaches told him he was 'too fat'.
- His career also includes disciplinary episodes—a suspension for repeated lateness that cost him a Champions League match and a multi‑game suspension plus a fine after an Africa Cup incident with Édouard Mendy—which form part of how clubs assess his character.