2026-27 Summer Transfer Watch

News 3h 27m Ago

The 2026-27 summer transfer window is officially open, with plenty of moves and appointments taking place already as clubs seek to make a statement during the new Roshn Saudi League season, which kicks off on August 13.

But never fear, we’ll keep you across all of the comings and goings as one of the most exciting periods in the football calendar plays out for the next six weeks or so.

How will Al Nassr's title rivals improve their squads in a bid to snatch that RSL trophy from Cristiano Ronaldo and Co? Or who will bolster their playing ranks to push for continental competition? Or which promoted side can make their mark after sealing a place in the top flight?

Whatever it is, we’ve got you covered. So, sit back, relax, and scroll through the info below - simply further proof that the RSL is becoming one of the destinations in world football.

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Al Nassr

In:

Player	From

Out:

Player	To
Marcelo Brozovic
Jhon Duran	Benfica (Loan)

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Al Hilal

In:

Player	From
Abdullah Al Enezi	Al Fateh
Sabri Dahal	Al Fayha
Mohammed Al Owais	AlUla
Mohammed Al Sarnoukh	Al Fateh
Nawaf Al Habshi	Al Hazem

Out:

Player	To
Abdullah Radif
Mohammed Al Qahtani	Al Qadsiah
Ahmed Abu Rasyin
Marcos Leonardo	Ajax
Abdulkarim Darisi	Abha (Loan)

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Al Ahli

In:

Player	From
Sedi Kinteh	Tromso IL
Meshal Al Mutairi	Abha
Eduard Spertsyan	Krasnodar
Francisco Trincao	Sporting

Out:

Player	To
Franck Kessie
Riyad Mahrez

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Al Qadsiah

In:

Player	From
Souffian El Karouani	Utrecht
Mohammed Al Qahtani	Al Hilal

Out:

Player	To

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Al Taawoun

In:

Player	From
Abderrazak Hamdallah	Al Shabab
Mohammed Al Saedi	Al Hazem
Turki Al Jaadi	Al Arabi
Rakan Al Tulayhi	Al Najmah (End of Loan)
Younes El Bahraoui	RS Berkane
Abdulrahman Hindi	Al Orobah

Out:

Player	To
Abdulelah Hawsawi	Al Ittihad (End of Loan)
Cristhoper Zambrano	SD Aucas (End of Loan)
Mohammed Al Dawsari	NEOM SC (End of Loan)
Mishal Al Alaeli	Al Ettifaq (End of Loan)
Mohammed Al Qahtani	Al Hilal (End of Loan)
Roger Martinez
Angelo Fulgini	Lens (End of Loan)
Renne Rivas	Al Wahda - UAE

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Al Ittihad

In:

Player	From
Rakan Kaabi	Al Fayha

Out:

Player	To
Ricardo Caraballo	FK Sarajevo
Awad Al Nashri
Abdulaziz Al Bishi

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Al Ettifaq

In:

Player	From
Ahmed Al Ruhaili	Diriyah FC (End of Loan)

Out:

Player	To
Ahmed Hassan
Georginio Wijnaldum
Francisco Calvo

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NEOM SC

In:

Player	From
Malang Sarr	Lens

Out:

Player	To
Ahmed Hegazi
Ahmed Abdu	Al Faisaly
Salman Al Faraj
Mustafa Malayka
Abdoulaye Doucoure
Awn Al Saluli	Al Taawoun (End of Loan)
Ayman Fallatah	Al Ahli (End of Loan)
Rayane Messi	RC Strasbourg (End of Loan)

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Al Hazem

In:

Player	From

Out:

Player	To
Mohammed Al Saedi	Al Taawoun
Abdullah Al Ammar	Al Khaleej
Elias Mokwana	Esperance (End of Loan)
Abdulhadi Al Harajin	Al Fayha (End of Loan)
Miguel Carvalho	Al Qadsiah (End of Loan)
Nawaf Al Habshi	Al Hilal

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Al Fayha

In:

Player	From
Abdullah Al Qahtani	Damac
Hugo Moura	Vasco da Gama

Out:

Player	To
Sabri Dahal	Al Hilal
Chris Smalling
Yassine Benzia
Mikel Villanueva
Rakan Kaabi	Al Ittihad
Abdulrahman Al Enezi
Sattam Al Roqi
Abdullah Al Joui
Abdullah Radif	Al Hilal (End of Loan)
Stylianos Vrontis	APOEL Nicosia (End of Loan)
Jeremie Kanon

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Al Fateh

In:

Player	From
Matheus Machado	PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (End of Loan)

Out:

Player	To
Jorge Filipe
Wesley Delgado	Al Nasr - UAE
Majed Qushaysh	Al Nassr (End of Loan)
Abdullah Al Enezi	Al Hilal
Amin Bukhari
Abdullah Al Muqrin	Al Faisaly
Mohammed Al Sarnoukh	Al Hilal

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Al Khaleej

In:

Player	From
Kiki Kouyate	Royal Antwerp
Abdullah Al Ammar	Al Hazem
Omar Mascarell	RCD Mallorca
Mohammed Al Brahim	Al Qadsiah U21
Nawaf Al Saadi	Al Shabab
Miguel Crespo	Basaksehir
Angelo Fulgini	Lens

Out:

Player	To
Konstantinos Fortounis
Aref Al Haydar
Bandar Al Mutairi
Dimitrios Kourbelis
Bart Schenkeveld
Georgios Masouras	Olympiacos (End of Loan)
Paolo Fernandes	AEK Athens (End of Loan)
Thamer Al Khaibri	NEOM SC (End of Loan)

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Al Shabab

In:

Player	From
Daniel Podence	Olympiacos (End of Loan)

Out:

Player	To
Abderrazak Hamdallah	Al Taawoun
Heorhiy Bushchan	Polissya
Unai Hernandez	Al Ittihad (End of Loan)
Saad Belobaid	Al Ahli (End of Loan)
Abdulaziz Al Othman	Al Qadsiah (End of Loan)
Ali Al Asmari	NEOM SC (End of Loan)
Fawaz Al Soqoor	Al Ittihad (End of Loan)
Ali Al Bulayhi	Al Hilal (End of Loan)
Haroune Camara	Al Nassr (End of Loan)
Nawaf Al Saadi	Al Khaleej

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Al Kholood

In:

Player	From
Seydouba Cisse	CD Leganes
Coba da Costa	Getafe
Abdulrahman Al Obaid	Al Ittihad U21

Out:

Player	To
Abdulrahman Al Safari
Norbert Gyomber
Mohammed Al Shammari
Kevin N'Doram
Abdullah Masoud
Hassan Al Asmari
Jamaan Al Dawsari
Majed Khalifa
Myziane Maolida
Juan Pablo Cozzani	Platense (End of Loan)
Abdullah Al Zori	Al Ettifaq (End of Loan)
Muhannad Al Harthi	Al Ettifaq (End of Loan)
Hattan Bahebri	Diriyah FC

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Al Riyadh

In:

Player	From

Out:

Player	To
Ammar Al Harfi	AlUla (End of Loan)
Abdulelah Al Khaibari	Al Ahli (End of Loan)
Enes Sali	Dallas (End of Loan)
Suwailem Al Manhali	Al Zulfi (Loan)

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Abha

In:

Player	From
Abdou Diallo	Al Arabi - Qatar
Safwan Al Johani	Al Tai
Mohammed Dakhil Allah	NEOM SC
Donovan Leon	AJ Auxerre
Mustafa Malayka	NEOM SC
Abdulkarim Darisi	Al Hilal (Loan)

Out:

Player	To
Meshal Al Mutairi	Al Ahli
Motaz Akjah
Mohammed Al Oufi
Hamed Al Mousa
Waleed Asiri
Hassan Al Slais
Manaf Abuyabes
Humood Al Shammari
Dawood Al Tarif
Agi Dambelley	Al Okhdood
Muralha
Afonso Taira
Suwailem Al Manhali	Al Riyadh (End of Loan)
Fahad Al Jayzani	Al Riyadh (End of Loan)
Suleiman Bello	Al Ahli U21 (End of Loan)
Abdullah Al Jadani
Yasser Yaqoob	AlUla

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Al Faisaly

In:

Player	From
Abdullah Bin Subayt	Diriyah FC (End of Loan)
Fawaz Rabie	Al Orobah
Khalid Al Harbi	Jeddah
Ahmed Abdu	NEOM SC
Abdullah Al Muqrin	Al Fateh
Alexandre Mendy	Montpellier
Christian Bassogog	Al Okhdood

Out:

Player	To
Mohammed Al Fuhaid	Al Jeel

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Diriyah FC

In:

Player	From
Saeed Al Rubaie	Al Okhdood
Hattan Bahebri	Al Kholood

Out:

Player	To
Abdullah Bin Subayt	Al Faisaly (End of Loan)
Abduallah Al Dawsari
Moussa Marega
Abdulaziz Al Shahrani
Nawaf Al Otaibi
Ahmed Al Ruhaili	(End of Loan)
Nawaf Al Zaaqi