Al-Ittihad and Fenerbahçe Reach Final Agreement for En-Nesyri's Saudi League Move

03 February 2026at21:20

Media reports indicate that Al-Ittihad and Fenerbahce have reached a final agreement regarding the transfer of Youssef En-Nesyri to the Saudi club, with N'Golo Kante joining the Turkish side in exchange.

According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the two clubs finalized a deal for En-Nesyri to move to Al-Ittihad and Kante to Fenerbahce, following the resolution of a system issue.

Fenerbahce had previously announced the failure of the swap deal due to administrative errors from the opposing party, despite the Turkish club completing all required procedures.

Al-Ittihad had entered incorrect information, which led to the failure to complete the procedures within the legal deadline. This forced Fenerbahce to request an extension and contact FIFA to resolve the issue, but the other party did not complete the process without providing any justifications.

Q&A

Why did the En-Nesyri and Kante swap deal between Al-Ittihad and Fenerbahçe initially fail?

The initial swap deal failed due to administrative errors from Al-Ittihad, specifically incorrect information entry, which prevented completion within the legal deadline despite Fenerbahçe's efforts to resolve it.

What was the final resolution for the Al-Ittihad and Fenerbahçe transfer agreement?

Al-Ittihad and Fenerbahçe have now reached a final agreement for Youssef En-Nesyri to join Al-Ittihad, with N'Golo Kante moving to Fenerbahçe, following the resolution of a system issue.

Turkish Super League

Saudi Professional League

Youssef En-Nesyri

N'Golo Kanté

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