The Saudi Football League closed the summer transfer window on Thursday after deals from the kingdom’s clubs made international headlines.
Here are the most important new players of the Saudi League:
Al-Ittihad: French striker Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, Spain), French defensive midfielder N’Kolo Kante (Chelsea, England), Brazilian midfielder Fabinho (Liverpool, England), Portuguese winger Joao Felipe “Jota” (Celtic, Scotland), Italian centre-back Luis Felipe (Real Betis of Spain).
Al Hilal: Brazilian striker Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham, England), Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio, Italy), Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves (Wolverhampton, England), Brazilian Victory (Russian Zenit).Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin Bouno (Seville, Spain), Senegal’s centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea, England).
Al-Nasr: Senegalese striker Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich, Germany), Croatian defensive midfielder Marcelo Brozovic (Inter, Italy), Spanish centre-back Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City, England), Ivory Coast midfielder Sego Fobana (Lens, France), Brazilian left back Alex Telles (Manchester United), Portugal winger Ottavio (Porto).
Al-Ahly: Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, England), Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, England), Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy (Chelsea, England), French winger Alain Saint-Maximin (Newcastle, England), Brazilian center- Pin Roger Ibenez (Rome, Italy). , Ivory Coast midfielder Frank Cassier (Barcelona, Spain), Spanish defensive midfielder Capri Vega (Celta Vigo), Turkish centre-back Meri Demiral (Atalanta, Italy).
Signed: England midfielder Jordan Henderson (Liverpool, England), French striker Moussa Dembele (Lyon, France), Dutch defensive midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Scottish defender Jack Hendry (Bruges, Belgium), Jamaican midfielder (Everton ) English)
Youths: Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Senegal striker Habib Diallo (Strasbourg, France), Moroccan centre-back Romain Saiz (loan from Al-Saad, Qatar).
Aba: Cameroonian striker Carl Togo Egambi (Lyon, France), Romanian goalkeeper Cipriane Tatarusanu (Milan, Italy).
Al-Fateh: Belgian central defender Jason Denayer (Emirates’ Shabab Al-Ahli).
Damak: Cameroonian winger Georges-Givan Ngodu (Turkey Besiktas).
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