Tawfik Bentayeb: FC St Gallen linked with Morocco striker in Union Touarga move

Moroccan centre-forward Tawfik Bentayeb of Union Touarga is being linked with a move to Swiss Super League side FC St Gallen, with the 24-year-olds situation under scrutiny after returning from a loan spell in France.

Bentayeb, born in Casablanca on 14 January 2002 and listed at 1.80m tall, is currently registered with Union Touarga Sportif but has just come back from ESTAC Troyes following the end of a loan on 30 June 2026. With no contract expiry date publicly recorded for his Moroccan club, there is already speculation he could become a free agent if no fresh deal is agreed and negotiations over his future stall.

Data from Transfermarkt places his current market value at 8.00m, a figure that underlines the scale of St Gallens potential outlay should a transfer fee be required. The probability of the move is officially listed only as ?, underlining that talks, if any, are at an early and uncertain stage.

Bentayebs profile has been on a steady upward curve. Having emerged from the Mohammed VI Football Academy, he joined Union Touarga in September 2021 before a series of loans to Europe. He moved to Ligue 2 side Rodez AF in August 2024, returned to Morocco in June 2025, then headed back to France with Troyes later that summer.

His market value has risen sharply over that period, climbing from 25,000 at Union Touarga in November 2022 to 500,000 by June 2024, and then accelerating in Europe to 1m, 3m, 5m and finally 8m during his spell at Troyes between October 2025 and May 2026.

While recent match-by-match statistics and specific opponents are not detailed in the available data, that valuation jump reflects a sustained impact across his loans in Frances professional leagues, where he operated as a left-footed central striker.

No transfer fee, contract length or personal terms have been reported, and neither club has confirmed any negotiations. For now, Bentayeb remains a Union Touarga player, but a switch to St Gallen would mark his first move to Switzerland and a further step in his European career. If the rumoured deal progresses, it will be a key moment in deciding whether his rapid rise continues in North Africa or in the Super League.