 Bakkati left the club on 23 March 2018.On 29 December 2018, Bakkati joined Dutch club PEC Zwolle as assistant manager, where he once against is assisting Jaap stam.On 6 March 2019, it was announced that Bakkati would be joining Feyenoord as an assistant manager alongside Jaap Stam at the start of the new season.