ميركاتو الكبار.. غربلة شاملة في الاتحاد والهلال وهدوء في النصر

The summer transfer market witnessed significant movements among the top clubs, with a clear variation in the strategies of the four major clubs.

The most active in departures was Al-Ittihad, with 14 players leaving the team, including notable names like Fabinho, Moussa Diaby, Mario Mitai, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, and Abdulrahman Al-Aboud. They managed to secure only seven new signings, topped by Dutchman Georginio Wijnaldum coming from Al-Ettifaq, Colombian Richard Rios, and Marwan Al-Sahafi.

Al-Hilal underwent a major overhaul, with 14 players leaving, including João Cancelo, Malcolm, Karim Benzema, Darwin Núñez, and Ali Al-Bulaihi, while bringing in 9 new names, the most prominent being Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli and Mohammed Al-Owais.

Al-Ahli renewed its European roster with the departure of Riyad Mahrez and Franck Kessié, signing 9 new players led by Saeed Ba'athia, Ibrahim Diaby, Francisco Trincão, and Abdullah Radeef.

As for Al-Nassr, it was the calmest, maintaining its core squad and only adding Samo Costa, while five players departed, including Brozović, John Duran, Wesley, and Ali Al-Hassan.

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1- Al-Nassr Transfer Market

Incoming:

- Samo Costa

Departures:

- Marcelo Brozović

- John Duran

- Wesley

- Haroun Kamara

- Ali Al-Hassan

2- Al-Ahli Transfer Market

Incoming (9 signings):

- Aboubakar Kanté

- Mishaal Al-Mutairi

- Edward Spyrtzyan

- Francisco Trincão

- Saif Masoud

- Abdullah Radeef

- Tim Bondarenko

- Saeed Ba'athia

- Ibrahim Diaby

Departures (8 signings):

- Franck Kessié

- Riyad Mahrez

- Eid Al-Mawlid

- Ayman Flatta

- Yazan Madani

- Matteo Dams

- Enzo Miu

- Ricardo Matias

3- Al-Ittihad Transfer Market

Incoming (7 signings):

- Marwan Al-Sahafi

- Rakan Kaabi

- Fares Abadi

- Dion Lobi

- Mukhtar Ali

- Richard Rios

- Georginio Wijnaldum

Departures (14 signings):

- Ricardo Carabayo - Awad Al-Nashri - Abdulaziz Al-Bishi - Hamid Al-Shanqeeti - Mario Mitai - Fabinho - Faisal Al-Ghamdi - Unai Hernandez - Abdulrahman Al-Aboud - Moussa Diaby - Stefan Keller - Abdulilah Hawsawi - Matteo Borel - Fawaz Al-Suqour

4- Al-Hilal Transfer Market

Incoming (9 signings):

- Abdullah Al-Anzi - Barbareh Dahl - Mohammed Al-Owais - Ahmed Al-Sarnukh - Nawaf Al-Habshi - Yesensio Samervil - Mohammed Mahrazi - Mei Watkins - Gabriel Martinelli

Departures (14 signings):

- Abdullah Radeef - Mohammed Al-Qahtani - Ahmed Abu Rasain - Marcos Leonardo - Abdulkarim Darsi - Mohammed Al-Zaid - Abdullah Al-Zaid - João Cancelo - Matthew Batouh - Malcolm - Darwin Núñez - Karim Benzema - Ali Al-Bulaihi - Pablo Mari

In summary: Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal have made the most changes to their rosters. Al-Ahli has completely revamped its foreign players, while Al-Nassr was the calmest in the transfer market, settling for just one signing.