The Saudi Football League closed, on Thursday, the summer transfer window, after the Kingdom’s club deals occupied global headlines.
Here are the most prominent new players in the Saudi League:
Al-Ittihad: French striker Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, Spain), French defensive midfielder N’Golo Kante (Chelsea, England), Brazilian midfielder Fabinho (Liverpool, England), Portuguese winger Joao Felipe “Jota” (Celtic, Scotland), Italian central defender Luis Felipe ( Spain’s Real Betis).
Al-Hilal: Brazilian striker Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Serbian striker Aleksandr Mitrovic (Fulham, England), Serbian midfielder Sergey Milinkovic-Savic (Italian Lazio), Portuguese midfielder Robin Neves (Wolverhampton, England), Brazilian winger Malcom (Russian Zenit). Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou (Sevilla, Spain), Senegalese central defender Khalido Coulibaly (Chelsea, England).
Victory: Senegalese striker Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Croatian defensive midfielder Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Italian), Spanish central defender Emeric Laporte (Manchester City, England), Ivory Coast midfielder Siko Fofana (Lens, France), Brazilian left back Alex Telles ( Manchester United, Portuguese winger Ottavio (Porto).
Al-Ahly: Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, England), Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, England), Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (Chelsea, England), French winger Alain Saint-Maximin (Newcastle, England), Brazilian central defender Roger Iapnez (Roma, Italy). Ivory Coast midfielder Frank Kessier (Barcelona, Spain), Spanish defensive midfielder Gabri Vega (Celta Vigo), Turkish central defender Merih Demiral (Atalanta, Italy).
The agreement: English midfielder Jordan Henderson (Liverpool, England), French striker Moussa Dembele (Lyon, France), Dutch defensive midfielder Georginho Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Scottish defender Jack Hendry (Belgium Bruges), Jamaican midfielder Demarai Gray (Everton). English)
Al-Shabab: Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Senegalese striker Habib Diallo (French Strasbourg), Moroccan central defender Romain Sayes (loan from Qatari Al-Sadd).
Abha: Cameroonian striker Carl Toko Ekambi (Lyon, France), Romanian goalkeeper Ciprian Tataruchano (Milan, Italy).
Al-Fateh: The heart of the Belgian defense, Jason Denayer (Shabab Al-Ahly of the Emirates).
Dhamk: Cameroonian winger Georges-Kyvan Nkodu (Turkish Besiktas).
2023-09-08 01:48:45
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