Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli FC has announced the signing of Franck Kessié from Barcelona.
The former La Liga winner will ply his trade with Al Ahli for the next three years.
The Ivorian, who joined the Catalan giants last summer for free, leaves the club to start a new journey in Saudi Arabia.
The former AC Milan man joins Al Ahli, where the likes of Mahrez, Firmino, Edouard Mendy and Saint-Maximin, among others, are playing… Another player from European football is heading to the Gulf state, which continues to convince top players to compete in its league.
According to reports, the Saudi side have paid Barca 12.5 million euros, an amount that will allow the ‘Cules’ to comply with the ‘Financial Fair Play’ and try to sign two new reinforcements (also counting the money from the transfer of Dembele). As if that were not enough, the club are also freeing up their wage bill, which was €6.5 million net per season. For his part, Kessie, who signs for three seasons, will now be paid more than 20 million euros per season at Al Ahli.
Other clubs like Juventus and Tottenham tried to seal a deal with the midfielder without success. In his last season, Kessie played 43 games, scoring 3 goals and providing 3 assists. In terms of his record, 26 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats
