Mohamed Wahbi said Ismail El-Saibari is keeping his attention on the World Cup while the reported move to Bayern Munich remains unfinished. The Morocco international, who scored in a 1-1 draw against Brazil, is still waiting for the transfer to be officially concluded.
That matters now because the reported move has drawn fresh attention to a player who is already delivering for Morocco. On the first day of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in group 3, Saibari scored Morocco's goal in that draw with Brazil, a performance that put his name back into the spotlight and helped fuel the latest round of transfer talk.
Wahbi tried to lower the temperature around the matter. He said the discussions are taking place calmly between all parties and that the timing does not depend on Morocco. He also said he knows Vincent Kompany and that Kompany understands the situation, adding that the priority at this stage is the national team. His tone was measured: optimistic, but clear that nothing has been signed off yet.
That leaves a gap between the way the move has been described in the press and the way it is being framed from inside the camp. Reports have said the PSV Eindhoven player had already reached an agreement with Bayern Munich and passed a medical examination in the United States, with a switch expected after the World Cup. But Wahbi's wording points to a transfer that is still in process, not one that has crossed the finish line. The medical, as reported, would fit the pre-move checks usually done before a deal is completed, but it does not by itself settle the agreement.
For now, Saibari remains tied to Morocco's immediate campaign, not to a presentation ceremony in Munich. If the move goes through, the next confirmed step is likely to come after the World Cup; until then, the story is less about a finished transfer than about a player trying to keep one eye on a giant club move and the other on the shirt he is wearing today.
