FORMER Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has hit a career low – after being snubbed by Romanian minnows CFR Cluj.The Blues paid Ajax £40million for the winger in 2020, and he helped them win the 2021 Champions League.GettyHakim Ziyech is still without a club after his recent snub[/caption]GettyHe won the Champions League while at Chelsea alongside Kurt Zouma[/caption]Ziyech’s goal won them the UEFA Super Cup final that year, and he also played in their 2021 Club World Cup success.The Morocco World Cup star left for Galatasaray in 2023, and had a spell with Qataris Al-Duhail last season.Ziyech, 32, has recently been in extensive talks with Cluj – who lie 12th in Romania‘s Liga 1 – about becoming their best-paid player.But their owner Ioan Varga revealed they have turned the free agent down due to fitness issues.Varga told Romanian media: “Ziyech failed. He has a problem in his left knee that I was informed about.“He’s a very good guy, but I wouldn’t risk that much money for a player who might have medical problems.“I also studied him in the Galatasaray games, and he seemed to play with some fear.“We have made the decision to withdraw from the talks. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN“I’m sorry, because he’s a special boy, but I don’t want to risk it.“He wanted 2.5 million euros a year, and I wouldn’t have given this money to a player we risked not being able to use. “I wish him to be healthy, and to be able to play for another team. “We will look for another player who is healthy, and we are sure that he can help us.”Ambitious Cluj have recently signed former West Ham defender Kurt Zouma and one-time Leicester record buy Islam Slimani.Former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre has acted as an advisor to the club, based in the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca.Shutterstock EditorialZouma plays for Cluj[/caption]ReutersHe joined the club after leaving West Ham[/caption]