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Ngolo Kante In Talks With Fenerbahce As No New Contract Offered By Al Ittihad
Softfootball understands that the possible transfer of N'Golo Kante from Al Ittihad to Fenerbahce is now moving faster than expected, and there is a growing sense that something concrete could happen soon. As reported by Fabrizio Romano via his official X account , personal terms have already been agreed with the French midfielder, following earlier reports that Kante was close to reaching an agreement on personal terms with Fenerbahce. He posted:
Unai Hernández envía un mensaje a Lamine vestido con la camiseta del Al-Ittihad
El viernes se hizo oficial el fichaje de Unai Hernández por el Al-Ittihad de Arabia Saudí para las próximas tres temporadas. La operación se concretó en cuestión de días y Unai pasó de ser el jugador más decisivo del filial del Barça a vestirse la camiseta del Al-Ittihad. Y desde Arabia ha querido enviar un mensaje a Lamine Yamal, con el que mantiene una gran relación. Lo ha hecho con un video donde se le puede ver enviando un mensaje a Yamal
Unai Hernández envía un mensaje a Lamine vestido con la camiseta del Al-Ittihad
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Plumptre Expresses Disappointment Over Paris 2024 Olympic Absence
Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre, has shared her disappointment at not making Nigeria’s squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris due to an injury. Plumptre, who was instrumental in Nigeria’s qualification for the Olympics by defeating teams like Cape Verde and Cameroon but was unavailable in the final playoff against South Africa, was left out of the 18-player squad selected by coach Randy Waldrum.
En Video: aficionado agredió a latigazos a un jugador del Al Ittihad
Fue durante el partido por la final de la Supercopa saudí contra Al Hilal. Un hecho insólito ocurrió en la final del partido de la Supercopa de Arabia Saudí que el Al Hilal le ganó 4-1 a Al Ittihad, donde milita el atacante francés Karim Benzema y cuyo técnico es el argentino Marcelo Gallardo. Los jugadores del Al Ittihad iban rumbo al vestuario en medio de los insultos de sus aficionados que les reprochaban su pobre actuación.
Karim Benzema, durante un partido con el Al Ittihad.
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Mohamed Salah’s £1m-a-week deal and an insight into how top footballers are rewarded
When news broke in the summer that Saudi football side Al Ittihad were chasing Mohamed Salah, but had been turned down, there was considerable sympathy for the player. Here was a footballer, a true superstar, 31 years old at what might be the start of the down slope of his career, who was being denied the chance by his club to rake in mega-millions. He had given Liverpool years of extraordinary service; few would quibble if he felt the need to move on and cash in.
Kanté se une a Benzema y jugará en Arabia Saudí
La liga saudí sigue creciendo a raíz de incorporar grandes nombres del fútbol europeo. N'Golo Kanté ha sido el último gran jugador que ha decidido aterrizar en Arabia Saudí, tal y como el Al Ittihad ha confirmado su fichaje esta madrugada. El mediocampista francés abandona la Premier League tras triumfar en el Leicester City y en el Chelsea para militar en el equipo de Jeddah hasta 2027.
OFFICIAL: Kante signs for Al Ittihad, joins compatriot Benzema
The 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract with the Saudi club as his current contract with the Blues is set to expire. Al Ittihad announced on Tuesday that the 32-year-old will follow in the footsteps of Karim Benzema, who left Real Madrid a few days ago. The former Madrid star has signed a three-year contract with Al Ittihad. In this new competition, he will meet again with Cristiano Ronaldo, although this time as rivals. In fact, the Portuguese was the first star signing in the Saudi league.
Benzema ya tiene a su escudero: Kanté ficha por el Al Ittihad
Continúa la fiebre por la Liga Saudí. Otro gran jugador del continente europeo ha hecho sus maletas para emprender una exótica aventura en el país árabe y seguir así los pasos de Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, entre otros. Se trata de N'Golo Kanté, quien llega gratis tras finalizar su contrato con el Chelsea. El centrocampista firma por 3 temporadas con el Al Ittihad, es decir, hasta 2026. Allí compartirá vestuario con su compatriota Karim Benzema, recién anunciado por el club.
El impuesto que deberá pagar Benzema por su marcha a Arabia Saudí
Karim Benzema tomó la decisión de no renovar su contrato con el Real Madrid y cambiar de club después de 14 temporadas consecutivas. El atacante francés aceptó una oferta millonaria del Al Ittihad y continuará su carrera en Arabia Saudí, donde fue recibido por todo lo alto. El atacante de 35 años firmó un contrato por 2 temporadas, con un salario de 100 millones de euros anuales.
Kanté firma su rumbo a Arabia
N'Golo Kanté ya ha firmado su contrato con el Al Ittihad, según publicó el periodista Fabrizio Romano este martes. El jugador francés acompañará a Karim Benzema en su aventura por Arabia Saudí. N'Golo Kanté será nuevo jugador del Al Ittihad de Karim Benzema. Todo apunta a que el anuncio será oficial en los próximos días, lo que será un golpe sobre la mesa de la Liga que encabeza Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kante close to joining Al Ittihad
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Al Ittihad could close the transfer of N'Golo Kante in the next few hours as both parties reached an agreement last week. The only thing missing is the player's signature to make it official. N'Golo Kante has had a difficult campaign after seven seasons at Chelsea. He has had few opportunities at the English club. The Frenchman has only played nine competitive matches this term, seven in the Premier League and two in the Champions League.
Saudi move to test Gundogan's 'loyalty' to Barca
After announcing the arrival of Karim Benzema with all the pomp and circumstance possible, Al Ittihad are moving for more of Europe's top players. One of the names on their list is Ilkay Gundogan, who becomes a free agent on June 30th. 'Sport' reports that the Saudi team have made him an eye-watering offer in order to try and bring him to the league next season. The outlet says that the offer is so huge that the midfielder is taking his time to consider his options.
Arabia Saudí pone a prueba la 'fidelidad' de Gündogan al Barça
Tras anunciar a bombo y platillo el fichaje de Karim Benzema, el Al Ittihad va a por más jugadores 'top' de Europa. En su lista de deseos estaría Ilkay Gündogan, que queda libre el 30 de junio. 'Sport' afirma que el equipo de Arabia Saudí le habría hecho una oferta estratosférica al centrocampista para que ponga rumbo a este torneo. Tan alta sería esta propuesta que el jugador se está tomando su tiempo para estudiarla. Hasta ahora, Gündogan no ha querido pensar demasiado en su futuro.
Saudi sports march not slowing, despite Messi flop
A beaming Benzema was hailed by thousands of fans at his new club Al Ittihad late on Thursday, holding the Ballon d'Or aloft as fireworks, flame-throwers and a drone display lit up the night sky. The French striker's gala welcome, a day after Messi chose Inter Miami over the desert kingdom, was straight from the template of Cristiano Ronaldo's unveiling at Al-Nassr in January, a moment that brought Saudi football to world attention.
After missing out on Messi, Saudis give Benzema gala welcome
Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was unveiled as an Al-Ittihad player in front of thousands of fans in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, a day after the oil-rich kingdom just failed to reel in Lionel Messi. Fireworks and flame-throwers greeted Benzema, wearing their black and yellow kit with the number nine, at Al-Ittihad's 60,000-seater stadium in Jeddah, where a giant 'KB9' was emblazoned on the pitch in bright lights.
N'Golo Kante's Saudi move hits medical snag: club source
Kante, 32, has a history of injuries and missed six months of Chelsea's Premier League season with a hamstring problem. The Al-Ittihad source said Kante had signed a binding agreement but the club were examining the results of medical tests before agreeing a final deal. On Tuesday, the Jeddah-based club officially unveiled 35-year-old French Ballon d'Or-winner Karim Benzema as the biggest signing in their history. "Kante signed a binding agreement, not a final contract," the source said.
Al Ittihad, el nuevo hogar de Benzema
Karim Benzema ya es la estrella del Al Ittihad. El conjunto saudí presentó por todo lo alto al ex jugador del Real Madrid, quien probará fortuna en su 1ª etapa futbolística lejos del continente europeo. Karim Benzema es oficialmente desde este jueves jugador del club saudí Al Ittihad tras ser presentado en la ciudad costera de Yeda, que será el nuevo hogar del francés de origen argelino que ha triunfado en el Real Madrid durante 14 temporadas.
"It's important that Ronaldo is in Saudi Arabia, he's a very big player"
Karim Benzema, who has left Real Madrid after 14 seasons, has already been officially presented as Al Ittihad's new player on Thursday. The striker spoke to the press about his new destination. "The stadium is exceptional, and as I said and will repeat, there's so much passion. A good team always needs fans. The fans are very important, and with that passion, it gives us the motivation to be best on the field," he said.
Benzema, en su presentación con el Al Ittihad: "Cristiano aporta mucho a Arabia Saudí"
Karim Benzema fue presentado oficialmente este jueves como nuevo jugador del Al Ittihad. El delantero galo atendió a los medios de comunicación y respondió a todo tipo de preguntas. Benzema llegó este miércoles a Yeda, a orillas del mar Rojo, después de partir de la capital española, donde firmó el acuerdo con el equipo directivo del Al Ittihad. Tan solo un día más tarde, el delantero galo fue presentado oficialmente.
Ronaldo: "I knew Benzema would come, this league will become one of the best"
Cristiano Ronaldo has been unable to win a title with Al Nassr this season. However, the Portuguese is focused on next season and believes the Saudi league will become one of the best. The Portuguese star visited Madrid on Wednesday to present his new brand and spoke to the press. The striker was asked about the Saudi league. "The Saudi league will be one of the top five leagues in the world in two or three years' time.
Benzema llegó a Arabia y será presentado este jueves
Karim Benzema será presentado como nuevo jugador del Al Ittihad este jueves. El ya ex delantero del Real Madrid llegó este miércoles a Arabia Saudí. El club saudí Al Ittihad presentará el jueves, en la ciudad saudí de Yeda, al francés Karim Benzema como nuevo jugador para las próximas 3 temporadas tras despedirse del Real Madrid después de 14 años en el equipo merengue.
Cristiano, sobre la Liga Saudí: "Sabía que Benzema iría, por eso dije estará entre las 5 mejores"
Cristiano Ronaldo no ha podido sumar ningún título durante esta temporada en el Al Nassr. Sin embargo, el delantero luso se encuentra totalmente centrado de cara a la próxima temporada para sumar en una competición en auge, como siempre ha manifestado públicamente. Este miércoles, el astro portugués visitó Madrid en un acto para presentar su marca de agua y atendió a los medios de comunicación en rueda de prensa, donde fue cuestionado por su experiencia exótica.
Benzema debutó con el Real Madrid... ¡contra el Al Ittihad!
A veces, cuando parece que el fútbol no da mayor lugar a la sorpresa, vuelve a hacerlo. El mundo del fútbol quedó conmocionado después de que el Real Madrid anunciara la marcha de Karim Benzema del club blanco después de 14 años. Todo apuntaba a que el delantero galo iba a jugar un año más en Chamartín e incluso que iba a terminar su carrera en el cuadro 'merengue'. Sin embargo, una oferta multimillonaria le hizo cambiar de opinión.
Benzema made his debut for Real Madrid... against Al Ittihad!
As if fate would have it, Karim Benzema played his first game for Real Madrid against the team that convinced him to leave 'Los Blancos' after 14 years. On 26th July 2009, the Real Madrid legend made his debut at the Santiago Bernabeu against Al Ittihad. Sometimes when life can't seem to surprise us any more, it does it again. The football world was left in shock after Real Madrid announced the departure of Karim Benzema from the Spanish club after 14 years.
Al Ittihad not enough with Benzema and Kante, go for City's Gundogan
Al Ittihad have set their sights on being the stars of the next transfer window and after confirming the arrival of Karim Benzema, they will now go for N'Golo Kante and Ilkay Gundogan. The Saudi club have reportedly approached the German midfielder, whose arrival at Barcelona could be affected by Messi's return. Less than a month to go until the transfer window opens, but already bombshells are being closed.
El Al Ittihad irrumpe por un Gündogan que depende de Messi para llegar al Barça
Falta menos de 1 mes para que el mercado de fichajes abra, pero ya se están cerrando auténticas bombas. Este martes, el Al Ittihad confirmó la llegada de Karim Benzema al equipo después de anunciar que no seguiría en el Real Madrid. Pero el club saudí va a por más.
El Al Ittihad, al ataque: ¡a punto de cerrar a Kanté por 100 millones al año!
El fútbol saudí está creciendo y sumando mucha importancia desde la llegada de Cristiano Ronaldo. Los rumores sobre fichajes de auténticos jugadorazos y leyendas corren como la pólvora y más después de este martes, que se oficializó la llegada de Karim Benzema al Al Ittihad. Otro que suena para llegar a Oriente Medio es Leo Messi, cuyo regreso al Barcelona empieza a complicarse y la sombra del Al Hilal aparece.
OFFICIAL: Al Ittihad announce signing of Karim Benzema
Just hours after Karim Benzema bade farewell to Real Madrid in an intimate ceremony, Saudi club Al Ittihad announced they had signed the French international. Benzema wore the Madrid jersey for 14 seasons, but finally decided that it was time to close that chapter of his life, at the age of 35. The star had been pegged with a move to the Saudi league for several weeks now, despite speculations about whether or not the deal would go through.
Saudi Arabia moves for Chelsea's Kante
Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema could soon be joined by N'Golo Kante in Saudi Arabia, which has no qualms about offering huge salaries to attract big-name football stars. According to Fabrizio Romano, Saudi emissaries are in London to present an official proposal to the French international, whose contract with Chelsea expires at the end of June. The wage offer could reach 100 million euros a year, including image rights and commercial agreements.
Karim Benzema signs for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad: club source
"Benzema has signed a contract for his transfer to Al-Ittihad for a three-year period starting next season," the source said. The announcement comes days after Real Madrid announced that the 35-year-old was leaving the club after 14 seasons, the day after coach Carlo Ancelotti had said there was "no doubt" Benzema's future was in the Spanish capital.
Arabia Saudí transforma sus 4 principales clubes en empresas
Abdulaziz bin Turki al Faisal, príncipe y ministro de Deportes de Arabia Saudí, anunció la transferencia de la propiedad de los clubes Al Ittihad, Al Ahli, Al Nassr y Al Hilal al Fondo de Inversión Pública.
BREAKING NEWS: Benzema has already signed for Al Ittihad
Karim Benzema, according to Fabrizio Romano on Monday, has signed main part of docs to become new Al Ittihad player joining the Saudi league. He will remain tied to Al Ittihad until 2025, although he could extend his contract with the Saudi side for another season. Karim Benzema played his last game for Real Madrid on Sunday.
Benzema's rise to glory at Real Madrid
Saudi state television channel 'Al-Ekhbariya' claims the 35-year-old had signed with Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad, to feature against former Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo next season. According to Al-Ekhbariya, the president of Saudi champions Al-Ittihad and his deputy were in the Spanish capital "to officially sign" Benzema in a "record transfer with Real Madrid". Benzema joined Madrid in 2009 from Ligue 1 side and hometown outfit Lyon.
Benzema's rise to glory at Madrid
Saudi state television channel 'Al-Ekhbariya' claims the 35-year-old had signed with Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad, to feature against former Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo next season. According to Al-Ekhbariya, the president of Saudi champions Al-Ittihad and his deputy were in the Spanish capital "to officially sign" Benzema in a "record transfer with Real Madrid". Benzema joined Madrid in 2009 from Ligue 1 side and hometown outfit Lyon.
Benzema to leave Madrid with Saudi suitors circling
Saudi state television channel 'Al-Ekhbariya' claims the 35-year-old had signed with Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad, to feature against former Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo next season. According to Al-Ekhbariya, the president of Saudi champions Al-Ittihad and his deputy were in the Spanish capital "to officially sign" Benzema in a "record transfer with Real Madrid". Benzema joined Madrid in 2009 from Ligue 1 side and hometown outfit Lyon.
Al Ittihad in Madrid to close Benzema deal
In Saudi Arabia, Karim Benzema is expected to join Al Ittihad. A Saudi television channel has confirmed that several representatives of the Saudi club have travelled to Madrid to close the deal. The Frenchman will sign for two seasons and will be paid 200 million euros. Real Madrid announced that Karim Benzema will leave the Spanish side at the end of the season after 14 seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Frenchman will play his last game for Ancelotti's team on Sunday against Athletic.
Giro de guion: ¡Benzema se queda en el Madrid!
Después de una infinidad de rumores que apuntaban a una salida de Benzema rumbo al fútbol saudí, el francés ha tomado la decisión de seguir en el Real Madrid. Eso es lo que ha informado el diario 'Marca' tras entregar al galo este jueves el 'Marca Leyenda'. El rotativo madrileño señala que el delantero ha decidido aplazar su marcha al Al Ittihad y cumplir el año que le queda con la institución blanca.
Saudi minister on Messi and Benzema: "Wait for the official announcements"
It seems that there is no confirmation on the futures of two of the greatest modern footballers: Leo Messi and Karim Benzema. Benzema, in a press conference on Thursday, seemed to indicate he would stay at Madrid, but the statement was by no means concrete. Saudi Arabia are keeping themselves close to the action, but it seems for now they have made no advancements. Abdelaziz Al-Faysal, the Saudi minister of sport, spoke to the press in the midst of the media hype surrounding these two cases.
Mateu Lahoz and Ronaldo to meet again
Mateu Lahoz will once again referee a match that will be played by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Spanish referee will be in charge of the game between Al Ittihad and Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabian league on Thursday. Al Ittihad will face Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabian league on Thursday and the match will be refereed by Mateu Lahoz. As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo will meet him again after a long time.
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In his press conference, Al Nassr boss Rudi Garcia spoke about a Cristiano Ronaldo mistake as if it was a turning point which could have lead to them losing the Saudi Arabia Super Cup semi-final. Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr were knocked out by Al Ittihad in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup, which was the first tournament which the Portuguese striker was knocked out from since his arrival.
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Al Nassr were beaten 3-1 by Al Ittihad and knocked out of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo started and put in some very good performances but it was not enough to win the match. Romarinho and Abderrazak Hamdallah gave the home side the lead in the first half, while Anderson Talisca pulled one back in the second half to restore Al Nassr's hopes. However, hopes were dashed when Muhannad Shanqeeti made it 3-1 to Al Ittihad.
Ronaldo's first blow in Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr, who started with Cristiano Ronaldo lost 3-1 to Al Ittihad and have been knocked out of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup. The Portuguese man had chances in the area but could not change his side's fate. Al Nassr lost 3-1 against Al Ittihad and were knocked out of the Saudi Arabia Super Cup at the semi-final stage. Cristiano Ronaldo started the game, but could not change his side's fate.
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