Benzema, Kante leave Al Ittihad as Saudi Pro League mid-season transfer window closes

(Photo credit: Al Hilal)

The 2026 Roshn Saudi League mid-season transfer window officially closed on February 2, with most clubs making reinforcements and fine-tuning their squads ahead of the second half of the campaign.

Al Hilal emerged as arguably the busiest club of the window, headlined by the blockbuster signing of Karim Benzema from reigning champions Al Ittihad. The latter also sanctioned N’Golo Kante’s return to Europe after two-and-a-half seasons in Saudi Arabia, a move that might raise questions over the club’s ambitions for the remainder of the season.

With plenty of incoming and outgoing activity across the Saudi Pro League, here is the full list of confirmed transfers to help you keep track — and don’t miss a moment of the football action LIVE on SPOTV NOW.

Al Ahli

In: Ricardo Mathias (Internacional)

Out: Abdullah Al-Ammar (Al Hazem), Abdulelah Al-Khaibri (Al Riyadh, loan), Fahad Al-Rashidi (Al Taawoun), Ayman Fallatah (Neom, loan)

Al Ettifaq

In:

Out: Majed Dawran (Al Najma, loan)

Al Fateh

In:

Out: Karl Toko Ekambi (Al Arabi SC)

Al Fayha

In: Abdullah Radif (Al Hilal)

Out: Ali Al-Hussain (Al Ula, loan)

Al Hazem

In: Abdullah Al-Ammar (Al Ahli), Youssouf Oumarou (Al Karma)

Out: Basil Al-Sayyali (Al Shabab), Khalid Al-Subaie (Al Najma, loan)

Al Hilal

In: Rayan Al-Dossary (Al Khaleej), Murad Al-Hawsawi (Al Khaleej), Saimon Bouabre (Neom), Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad), Kader Meite (Stade Rennais), Pablo Mari (Fiorentina), Sultan Mandash (Al Taawoun)

Out: Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al Shabab, loan), Abdullah Al-Hamdan (Al Nassr), Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al Diraiyah), Mohammed Al-Qahtani (Al Taawoun, loan), Joao Cancelo (Barcelona, loan), Kaio Cesar (Corinthians, loan), Abdullah Radif (Al Fayha, loan)

Al Ittihad

In: Farhah Al-Shamrani (Al Riyadh, end of loan), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce), Talal Haji (Al Riyadh, end of loan), George Ilenikhena (Monaco)

Out: Fawaz Al-Sqoor (Al Shabab, loan), Karim Benzema (Al Hilal), Muath Fagihy (Al Okhdood, loan), N’Golo Kante (Fenerbahce)

Al Khaleej

In: Faisal Al-Bakr (Al Jabalain), Hussain Al-Eissa (Al Jabalain), Ali Al-Salem (Al Wehda, loan), Bader Munshi (Al Diraiyah), Thamer Al-Khaibri (Neom, loan)

Out: Rayan Al-Dossary (Al Hilal), Murad Al-Hawsawi (Al Hilal), Ali Al-Shaafi (Al Zulfi, loan), Hussain Al-Sultan (Al Jabalain)

Al Kholood

In: Abdullah Al-Ajian (Al Okhdood), Rashid Al-Mutairi (Al Anwar), Adam Berry (Nottingham Forest), Mansour Camara (SOAR), Iker Kortajarena (Huesca), Edgaras Utkus (Cercle Brugge)

Out: William Troost-Ekong (Al Ahli SC)

Al Najma

In: Mohammed Al-Aqel (Al Taawoun, loan), Khalid Al-Subaie (Al Hazem, loan), Felippe Cardoso (Akhmat Grozny), Majed Dawran (Al Ettifaq, loan), Nabil Dunga (Zamalek), Guga (Beijing Guoan)

Out: Ammar Al-Najjar (Al Wehda, loan), Abdulwahid Al-Nakhli (Al Wehda, loan), Faisal Al-Mutairi (Al Diraiyah), Deybi Flores (end of contract), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Zaragoza), Romell Quioto (Al Faisaly)

Al Nassr

In: Haydeer Abdulkareem (Al Zawraa), Abdullah Al-Hamdan (Al Hilal)

Out: Wesley (Real Sociedad, loan), Haroune Camara (Al Shabab, loan)

Al Okhdood

In: Khaled Al-Lazam (Al Batin), Muath Fagihy (Al Ittihad, loan), Yvan Neyou (Getafe, loan), Tokmac Chol Nguen (Djurgarden)

Out: Ali Al-Salem (Al Wehda, end of loan), Blaz Kramer (Konyaspor, end of loan)

Al Qadsiah

In: Waleed Al-Ahmad (Al Taawoun)

Out: Mohamed Al-Thani (Al Shabab), Qasem Lajami (Al Taawoun, loan), Hussain Al-Qahtani (Al Diraiyah), Saif Rajab (Al Taawoun)

Al Shabab

In: Ali Al-Asmari (Neom, loan), Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al Hilal, loan), Basil Al-Sayyali (Al Hazem), Fawaz Al-Sqoor (Al Ittihad, loan), Mohamed Al-Thani (Al Qadsiah), Ali Azaizeh (Kazma, loan), Haroune Camara (Al Nassr, loan)

Out: Nawaf Al-Gulaymish (Neom), Nawaf Al-Saadi (Damac, loan)

Al Taawoun

In: Mohammed Al-Qahtani (Al Hilal, loan), Keshim Al-Qahtani (Al Zulfi), Fahad Al-Rashidi (Al Ahli), Biel (Sporting, loan), Qasem Lajami (Al Qadsiah, loan), Marin Petkov (Levski Sofia), Saif Rajab (Al Qadsiah)

Out: Abdulfattah Adam (Al Ula), Waleed Al-Ahmad (Al Qadsiah), Mohammed Al-Aqel (Al Najma, loan), Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi (Al Arabi, loan), Romain Faivre (Bournemouth, end of loan), Sultan Mandash (Al Hilal)

Al Riyadh

In: Abdulelah Al-Khaibri (Al Ahli, loan), Faisal Al-Sobhi (Ohod), Leandro Antunes (Feirense), Enes Sali (FC Dallas, loan)

Out: Farhah Al-Shamrani (Al Ittihad, end of loan), Talal Haji (Al Ittihad, end of loan), Saud bin Zaydan (Al Jabalain, loan)

Damac

In: Mohammad Al-Salkhadi (Varnamo), Nawaf Al-Saadi (Al Shabab, loan), Arielson (Torreense), Jonathan Okita (Bodrum FK, loan), Amidou Traore (Haugesund)

Out: Jesus Medina (end of contract)

Neom

In: Nawaf Al-Gulaymish (Al Shabab), Muhanad Al-Saad (Lausanne-Sport, end of loan), Ayman Fallatah (Al Ahli, loan)

Out: Ali Al-Asmari (Al Shabab, loan), Thamer Al-Khaibri (Al Khaleej, loan), Saimon Bouabre (Al Hilal)

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