
A review of the most prominent deals and departing and arriving players for Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad clubs
The curtain has fallen on the summer transfer market in Saudi Arabia for the 2026/2027 season, as Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad clubs witnessed major changes in their player lists through prominent international and local deals.
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The summer transfer market is the period in which clubs allow the registration of new players or the sale of their player contracts.
The curtain has fallen on the summer transfer market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the leading clubs have strengthened their ranks with the most prominent players from around the world to compete in the 2026/27 season.
Below we review the departing and incoming names of Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr, Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly clubs:
"Crescent Blue"
Arrivals: Crescencio Summerville (from West Ham, England), Mohamed Mahzri (from Al-Taawoun), Ollie Watkins (from Aston Villa, England), Gabriel Martinelli (from Arsenal, England), Abdullah Al-Enezi (from Al-Fateh), Sabri Dahl (from Al-Fayha), Muhammad Al-Owais (from Al-Ula), Muhammad Al-Sarnoukh (from Al-Fateh), Nawaf Al-Habashi (from Al-Hazm).
Departures: Joao Cancelo (to Barcelona, Spain), Pablo Mari (to Al-Shamal, Qatar), Mathieu Patoyer (to Stade Brest, France), Malcolm (to Al-Jazira, UAE), Darwin Nunez (to Diriyah, loan), Karim Benzema, Ali Al-Bulaihi (to Al-Shabab), Abdullah Redeef (to Al-Ahly), Muhammad Al-Qahtani (to Al-Qadisiyah), Ahmed Abu Rasin, Marcos Leonardo (to Ajax Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Abdul Karim Darcy (to Abha, Loan), Muhammad Al-Zaid (to Abha), Abdullah Al-Zaid (to Diriyah, loan).
"Universal"
Arrivals: Samu Costa (from Real Mallorca).
Departures: Marcelo Brozovic, John Duran (to Benfica of Portugal, loan), Wesley (to Cruzeiro of Brazil, loan), Haroun Kamara (to NEOM, loan), Ali Al-Hassan (to Al-Fateh), Abdul-Malik Al-Jaber (to Al-Qadisiyah, loan).
"Tigers"
Arrivals: Marwan Al-Sahafi (from Royal Antwerp, Belgium, end of loan), Rakan Kaabi (from Al-Fayhaa), Fares Abdi (from NEOM), Dion Loubi (from Almeria, Spain), Mukhtar Ali (from Al-Ettifaq), Richard Reus (from Benfica, Portugal, loan), Georginio Wijnaldum (from Al-Ettifaq).
Departures: Ricardo Carabayo (to Bosnian Sarajevo), Awad Al-Nashiri (to Al-Shabab), Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (to Al-Faisaly), Hamed Al-Shanqeeti (to Eternity, loan), Mario Mitai (to Genoa, Italy, loan), Fabinho (to Turkish Trabzonspor), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (to NEOM, loan), Unai Hernandez (to Girona, Spain, loan), Abdul Rahman Al-Aboud (to Al-Shabab), Moussa Diaby (to Leverkusen, Germany), Stefan Keller (to Belgian Beveren, loan), Abdel-Ilah Hawsawi (to Al-Gulf, loan), Mathieu Borel (to Abha, loan), Fawaz Al-Saqour (to Al-Gulf, loan).

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