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Nayef Aguerd to Real Sociedad

This move fell through. Last report: Santi Aouna, 15 August 2026.

Nayef Aguerd's move to Real Sociedad has fallen apart after he had already passed his medical. Santi Aouna broke the news that the Moroccan defender declined the Spanish club's proposal despite a completed medical and a full agreement between Marseille and Real Sociedad. Fabrizio Romano confirmed the collapse the same day, calling the deal off after medical tests had been finished. It is an unusual way for a transfer to die, not on fee or terms but on the player's own decision at the last hurdle. The reporting here is about as strong as it gets. Romano, one of the most reliable voices in the business, confirmed the collapse directly, and Aouna had been tracking the move from verbal agreement through medical to this final refusal with a run of accurate posts. Two credible sources agreeing on the same outcome within a day of each other leaves little doubt about where things stand. Given all this, rating the move as likely again feels wrong. A deal that was verbally agreed, medically cleared, and then still collapsed points to a genuine breakdown rather than a temporary hitch. For Real Sociedad to happen now would require Aguerd to reverse his own decision, which nothing in the reporting suggests is coming. Call it a long shot revived only if the player changes his mind. Aguerd's market history shows the scale clubs have paid for him before: Stade Rennais sold him to West Ham for €35m in 2022, and West Ham later sold him to Marseille for €23m in 2025. Against those numbers, the discussed €15m fee for Real Sociedad looks modest, which makes his refusal even more notable. Watch

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