The Saudi Pro League's summer window is bursting with action as the clubs have realosed there is no time to waste. The big moves range from marquee additions at Al-Ahli to shrewd free transfers from smaller players. Here are the top 10 confirmed and biggest transfers so far:
1. Francisco Trincão
Sporting CP to Al-Ahli — ₹315 Cr ($32.7 million)
The main story of the window. The Portuguese attacking midfielder has joined Al-Ahli. He was brought in as a direct replacement for Riyad Mahrez.
2. Eduard Spertsyan
FC Krasnodar to Al-Ahli — ₹175 Cr ($18.2 million)
Al-Ahli's second big-money addition of the window. The 26-year-old Armenia captain has not played in Russian football before and is the first player from the country to leave the club.
3. Jan-Carlo Simić
RSC Anderlecht to Al-Ittihad — ₹120 Cr ($12.5 million)
The 21-year-old Serbian central defender has been signed on a permanent basis by Al-Ittihad as the club's deal with Anderlecht has activated an obligation-to-buy clause.
4. Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh
Tromsø IL to Al-Ahli — ₹52 Cr ($5.4 million)
The third Norwegian arrival for Al-Ahli. The centre-back joins the Saudi league in the capacity of a youth investment for the league this transfer window.
5. Sabri Dahal
Al-Fayha to Al-Hilal — ₹18.4 Cr ($1.9 million)
Under the Saudi league's "homegrown" policy, a right-winger, Dahal, is making the move to Al-Hilal, the Saudi giants who have struck a deal with Al-Fayha, another local club.
6. Younes El Bahraoui
Renaissance de Berkane to Al-Taawoun — ₹8 Cr ($0.83 million)
The Moroccan centre-forward is arriving from Botola Pro outfit RS Berkane, providing Al-Taawoun with a new young punch at the heart of the attack for the coming campaign.
7. Malang Sarr
RC Lens to NEOM SC — Free transfer (market value ₹160 Cr / $16.6 million)
The prominent arrival of the window without a transfer charge. He is a defender and has been a top-tier star at Lens, and he is now foraying into new territory at NEOM SC.
8. Souffian El Karouani
FC Utrecht to Al-Qadsiah — Free transfer (market value: ₹120 Cr / $12.5 million)
After months of speculation that the 25-year-old Dutch-Moroccan left-back was destined to leave the Netherlands for one of the three clubs struggling to sign him, the move to Saudi Arabia is finally confirmed, as the Moroccan international joins Al-Qadsiah.
9. Angelo Fulgini
RC Lens to Al-Khaleej — Free transfer (market value of ₹40 Cr / $4.2 million)
This attacking midfielder is a free agent for Al-Khaleej, and he is also an international for New Caledonia.
10. Abdou Diallo
Al-Arabi SC to Abha Club — Free transfer (market value ₹32 Cr / $3.3 million)
The French-Senegalese centre-back is still enjoying his second tier of football glory in Saudi Arabia after joining newly promoted Abha Club from Qatar's Al-Arabi.
The Saudi Pro League's official summer window will run until September 6, meaning more big-name signings are to come. Big names such as Mohamed Salah and Vinícius Júnior continue to be targets (if not confirmed), with the prospect that this transfer window could yet have the biggest news of the future.
