The 2025-26 summer transfer window has been and gone, with plenty of moves and appointments taking place as clubs seek to make a statement during the just-started Roshn Saudi League season.
But never fear, we’ve kept you across all of the comings and goings as one of the most exciting periods in the football calendar unfurled. And it did not disappoint.
Did your club build a team to compete for the title that Al Ittihad secured in superb style last term? Or were they looking to push for continental competition? Or even make their mark after sealing a spot in the top flight through qualification from the Saudi First Division League?
Whatever it is, we’ve got you covered. So, sit back, relax, and scroll through the info below - and check out our dedicated Transfer Hub featuring news, interviews and player profiles HERE - further proof that the RSL is becoming one of the destinations in world football.
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Al Ittihad
In:
| Player | From |
| Mohammed Barnawi | Al Hilal |
| Mohammed Hazazi | Al Nassr |
| Adnan Al Bishri | Al Ahli |
| Faisal Al Ghamdi | Beerschot VA (End of Loan) |
| Ahmed Al Ghamdi | NEOM SC (End of Loan) |
| Marwan Al Sahafi | Beerschot VA (End of Loan) |
| Talal Haji | Al Riyadh (End of Loan) |
| Hamed Al Ghamdi | Al Ettifaq |
| Mohammed Al Absi | Al Shabab |
| Ahmed Al Julaydan | Al Fateh |
| Roger Fernandes | SC Braga |
| Mahamadou Doumbia | Royal Antwerp |
| Jan-Carlo Simic | RSC Anderlecht |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Abdulelah Al Amri | Al Nassr (End of Loan) |
| Saleh Al Amri | Al Khaleej |
| Abdulelah Hawsawi | Al Taawoun (Loan) |
| Mohammed Al Mahasnah | Al Shabab |
| Marwan Al Sahafi | Royal Antwerp (Loan) |
| Hammam Al Hammami | Al Shabab |
| Mateo Borrell | Al Okhdood (Loan) |
| Unai Hernandez | Al Shabab (Loan) |
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Al Hilal
In:
| Player | From |
| Ali Lajami | Al Nassr |
| Abdulkarim Darisi | Al Ahli |
| Musab Al Juwayr | Al Shabab (End of Loan) |
| Abdulelah Al Malki | Al Ettifaq (End of Loan) |
| Abdullah Radif | Al Ettifaq (End of Loan) |
| Abdullah Al Zaid | NEOM SC (End of Loan) |
| Theo Hernandez | AC Milan |
| Darwin Nunez | Liverpool |
| Yusuf Akcicek | Fenerbahce |
| Mathieu Patouillet | Olympique Lyon |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Mohammed Al Owais | AlUla |
| Mohammed Barnawi | Al Ittihad |
| Khalid Al Ghannam | Al Ettifaq (End of Loan) |
| Yasser Al Shahrani | Al Qadsiah |
| Musab Al Juwayr | Al Qadsiah |
| Khalifah Al Dawsari | NEOM SC |
| Aleksandar Mitrovic | Al Rayyan |
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Al Nassr
In:
| Player | From |
| Abdulaziz Al Elewa | Al Ettifaq (End of Loan) |
| Abdulmalik Al Jaber | FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo |
| Nader Al Sharari | Al Shabab |
| Abdulelah Al Amri | Al Ittihad (End of Loan) |
| Meshari Al Nemer | Damac (End of Loan) |
| Joao Felix | Chelsea |
| Inigo Martinez | FC Barcelona |
| Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich |
| Saad Al Nasser | Al Taawoun |
| Haroune Camara | Al Shabab |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Ali Lajami | Al Hilal |
| Jhon Duran | Fenerbahce (Loan) |
| Mohammed Hazazi | Al Ittihad |
| Ahmad Al Harbi | Al Ettifaq (End of Loan) |
| Abdulmajeed Al Sulayhim | AlUla (Loan) |
| Amin Al Bukhari | Al Fateh |
| Fahad Al Zubaidi | Al Fateh |
| Abdulaziz Al Aliwa | Al Kholood |
| Abdulaziz Al Faraj | Al Diriyah |
| Majed Qasheesh | Al Fateh (Loan) |
| Otavio | Al Qadsiah |
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Al Qadsiah
In:
| Player | From |
| Mohammed Al Thani | Al Hazem |
| Abdullah Al Salem | Al Khaleej |
| Christopher Bonsu Baah | KRC Genk |
| Mateo Retegui | Atalanta |
| Meshari Sunyur | Al Raed |
| Yasser Al Shahrani | Al Hilal |
| Musab Al Juwayr | Al Hilal |
| Miguel Carvalho | Merida AD |
| Aaron Martín | CD Mirandaes (Loan) |
| Julian Weigl | Borussia Monchengladbach |
| Otavio | Al Nassr |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Free Agent |
| Abdulrahman Al Dawsari | Al Kholood |
| Gustavo Gouveia (Guga) | Al Kholood |
| Abdullah Tarmin | |
| Jerry Afriyie | La Louviere |
| Ezequiel Fernandez | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Carlos Jimenez | CD Eldense (Loan) |
| Cameron Puertas | SV Werder Bremen (Loan) |
| Iker Almena | Hajduk Split (Loan) |
| Miguel Carvalho | Al Hazem (Loan) |
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Al Ahli
In:
| Player | From |
|
Abdulelah Al Khaibari |
Al Riyadh |
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Allan Saint-Maximin |
Fenerbahce (End of Loan) |
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Saleh Abu Al Shamat |
Al Khaleej |
| Ayman Fallatah | Damac (End of Loan) |
| Mohammed Abdulrahman | Al Ettifaq |
| Enzo Millot | VfB Stuttgart |
| Matheus Goncalves | Flamengo |
| Zakaria Hawsawi | Al Raed (Loan) |
| Valentin Atangana | Stade Reims |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Abdulkarim Darisi | Al Hilal |
| Ezgjan Alioski | FC Lugano |
| Adnan Al Bishri | Al Ittihad |
| Gabri Veiga | FC Porto |
| Roberto Firmino | Al Sadd |
| Alexsander | Atletico Mineiro |
| Ziyad Al Ghamdi | Al Ettifaq |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | CF America |
| Faisal Al Subiani | Al Shabab |
| Bassam Al Hurayji | Al Taawoun |
| Saad Belobaid | Al Shabab (Loan) |
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Al Shabab
In:
| Player | From |
| Carlos Junior | NEOM SC (End of Loan) |
| Mubarak Al Rajeh | Al Raed |
| Vincent Sierro | Toulouse |
| Ali Makki | Al Wehda |
| Mohammed Al Mahasnah | Al Ittihad |
| Abdulaziz Al Awardi | Al Riyadh |
| Faisal Al Subiani | Al Ahli |
| Hammam Al Hammami | Al Ittihad |
| Unai Hernandez | Al Ittihad (Loan) |
| Marcelo Grohe | Al Kholood |
| Saad Belobaid | Al Ahli (Loan) |
| Yacine Adli | AC Milan |
| Josh Brownhill | Burnley |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Mohammed Al Thani | End of Loan |
| Musab Al Juwayr | Al Hilal (End of Loan) |
| Nader Al Sharari | Al Nassr |
| Cristian Guanca | AlUla |
| Mohammed Al Absi | Al Ittihad |
| Daniel Podence | Olympiacos (Loan) |
| Habib Diallo | FC Metz |
| Heorhii Bushchan | Polissya (Loan) |
| Haroune Camara | Al Nassr |
| Hisham Al Dubais | Al Najmah |
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Al Ettifaq
In:
| Player | From |
| Mohau Nkota | Orlando Pirates |
| Ahmad Al Harbi | Al Nassr (End of Loan) |
| Meshal Al Alaeli | Al Wehda (End of Loan) |
| Ondrej Duda | Hellas Verona |
| Abdulbasit Hawsawi | Damac |
| Ziyad Al Ghamdi | Al Ahli |
| Francisco Calvo | Hatayspor |
| Abdullah Al Zori | Al Kholood (Loan) |
| Muhannad Al Harthi | Al Kholood (Loan) |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Karl Toko-Ekambi | Al Fateh |
| Vitinho | End of Contract |
| Abdulelah Al Malki | Al Hilal (End of Loan) |
| Abdullah Radif | Al Hilal (End of Loan) |
| Abdulaziz Al Elewa | Al Nassr (End of Loan) |
| Josen Escobar | CD America de Cali (End of Loan) |
| Berat Ozdemir | Basaksehir FK |
| Marcel Tisserand | End of Contract |
| Marwan Al Haidari | Al Khaleej |
| Abdullah Al Owaishir | End of Contract |
| Mohammed Mahzari | Al Taawoun |
| Ahmed Bamasud | Al Fayha (End of Loan) |
| Demarai Gray | Birmingham City |
| Hamed Al Ghamdi | Al Ittihad |
| Thamer Al Khaibri | NEOM SC |
| Hamdan Al Shamrani | End of Contract |
| Mohammed Abdulrahman | Al Ahli |
| Nawaf Hazazi | Al Jubail (Loan) |
| Ahmed Al Harbi | Al Diriyah (Loan) |
| Meshal Al Alaeli | Al Taawoun (Loan) |
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Al Taawoun
In:
| Player | From |
| Renne Rivas | Caracas FC |
| Mohammed Mahzari | Al Ettifaq |
| Mohammed Al Aqel | Al Riyadh |
| Abdulelah Hawsawi | Al Ittihad (Loan) |
| Angelo Fulgini | Lens |
| Christopher Zambrano | SD Aucas (Loan) |
| Bassam Al Hurayji | Al Ahli |
| Victor Hugo | Cascavel-PR |
| Mohammed Al Dawsari | NEOM SC (Loan) |
| Meshal Al Alaeli | Al Ettifaq (Loan) |
| Romain Faivre | Bournemouth (Loan) |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq | Al Najmah |
| Rakan Al Tulayhi | Al Najmah |
| Hatan Bahbri | Al Kholood |
| Renne Rivas | Ittihad Kalba FC (Loan) |
| Awn Al Saluli | NEOM SC (Loan) |
| Fahad Jumayah | AlUla |
| Mohammed Bakr | End of Contract |
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Al Kholood
In:
| Player | From |
| Hatan Bahbri | Al Taawoun |
| Abdulrahman Al Dawsari | Al Qadsiah |
| Gustavo Gouveia (Guga) | Al Qadsiah |
| John Buckley | Blackburn Rovers |
| Ramzi Solan | Damac |
| Abdullah Al Zori | Al Ettifaq (Loan) |
| Muhannad Al Harthi | Al Ettifaq (Loan) |
| Abdulaziz Al Aliwa | Al Nassr |
| Juan Pablo Cozzani | Platense (Loan) |
| Shaquille Pinas | Hammerby |
| Ramiro Enrique | Orlando City |
| Matija Gluscevic | Radnicki 1923 |
| Abdelmounaim Boutouil | Wydad AC |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Aliou Dieng | Al Ahly SC (End of Loan) |
| Alex Collado | Al Shamal |
| Hamdan Al Shamrani | Al Ettifaq (End of Loan) |
| Abdullah Hawsawi | Al Najmah |
| Mohammed Jahfali | Al Faisaly |
| Marcelo Grohe | Al Shabab |
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Al Fateh
In:
| Player | From |
| Amin Al Bukhari |
Al Nassr |
| Sattam Tumbakti |
Al Wehda |
| Faisal Al Darsi |
Al Jandal |
| Fahad Al Zubaidi |
Al Nassr |
| Majed Qasheesh |
Al Nassr (Loan) |
| Fernando Pacheco |
Espanyol |
| Karl Toko-Ekambi |
Al Ettifaq |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Mohammed Al Fuhaid | End of Contract |
| Ammar Al Dohaim | End of Contract |
| Waleed Al Enezi | End of Contract |
| Peter Szappanos | End of Contract |
| Hussein Al Zaree | Al Diriyah |
| Matheus Machado | Ludogorets |
| Waleed Al Anzi | Al Najmah |
| Ahmed Al Julaydan | Al Ittihad |
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Al Riyadh
In:
| Player | From |
| Osama Al Bawardi | Al Najmah |
| Sulaiman Hazazi | Al Zulfi |
| Mohammed Al Khaibari | Al Khaleej |
| Fahad Al Jizani | Jeddah |
| Sultan Al Essa | Al Hazem |
| Salman Matar | Hajer |
| Samuel Sackey | QPR |
| Sergio Gonzalez | CD Leganes |
| Ahmed Khatir | SK Beveren |
| Teddy Okou | FC Luzern |
| Khalil Al Absi | Al Hazem |
| Ismaila Soro | Free Agent |
| Mamadou Sylla | Real Valladolid |
| Khaled Al Asbahi | Kalba FC |
| Mohammed Al Saeed | Al Okhdood |
| Ammar Al Harfi | AlUla (Loan) |
| Jan Petek | Aluminij |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Faiz Selemani | Qatar SC |
| Bernard Mensah | End of Contract |
| Mohamed Konate | Akhmat Grozny |
| Sekou Lega | Kalba FC |
| Lucas Kal | End of Contract |
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Abdulelah Al Khaibari |
Al Ahli |
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Ahmed Asiri |
Al Khaleej |
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Mohammed Al Aqel |
Al Taawoun |
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Abdulaziz Al Awardi |
Al Shabab |
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Maher Al Mutairi |
Al Zulfi |
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Nawaf Al Hawsawi |
Al Najmah |
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Suwailem Al Manhali |
Abha (Loan) |
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Fahad Al Jizani |
Abha (Loan) |
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Al Khaleej
In:
| Player | From |
| Marwan Al Haidari | Al Ettifaq |
| Hamad Al Jayzani | Al Raed |
| Majed Kanabah | Al Shabab |
| Joshua King | Toulouse |
| Anthony Moris | Union SG |
| Bart Schenkeveld | Panathinaikos |
| Ahmed Asiri | Al Riyadh |
| Paolo Fernandes | AEK Athens (Loan) |
| Saleh Al Amri | Al Ittihad |
| Georgios Masouras | Olympiacos (Loan) |
| Abdullah Al Hafith | Al Wehda |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Abdullah Al Salem | Al Qadsiah |
| Mohammed Al Khaibari | Al Riyadh |
| Fabio Martins | End of Contract |
| Ibrahim Sehic | Corum FK |
| Mohamed Sherif | Al Ahly FC |
| Thomas Murg | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| Khaled Al Sumairi | End of Contract |
| Saleh Abu Al Shamat | Al Ahli |
| Abdullah Al Fahad | Abha |
| Raed Ozaybi | End of Contract |
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Al Fayha
In:
| Player | From |
| Rayan Al Mutairi | Al Najmah |
| Ahmed Bamasud | Al Ittihad |
| Jason Remeseiro | FC Arouca |
| Ali Al Nakhli | Al Ansar |
| Abdulrahman Al Enezi | Al Orobah - End of Loan |
| Yassine Benzia | Qarabag |
| Abdullah Al Joui | Free Agent |
| Alfa Semedo | NEOM SC |
| Silvere Ganvoula | AC Monza |
| Mikel Villanueva | Vitoria de Guimaraes |
| Stylianos Vrontis | APOEL Nicosia |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Faris Abdi | NEOM SC |
| Abdulhadi Al Harajin | Al Hazem (Loan) |
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Damac
In:
| Player | From |
| Morlaye Sylla | Arouca |
| Hassan Rabei | Al Ain |
| Khaled Al Sumairi | Al Khaleej |
| Valentin Vada | Rubin Kazan |
| Moataz Al Baqawi | Al Tai |
| Nabil Alioui | Adana Demirspor |
| Abdulrahman Al Khaibary | AlUla (Loan) |
| Yakou Meite | Cardiff City |
| Jamal Harkass | Wydad AC |
| Yahya Naji | Al Wehda |
| Kewin | Moreirense |
| Ahmed Hawsawi | Ohod |
| David Kaiki | Racing Strasbourg B |
| Riyadh Sharahili | NEOM SC (Loan) |
| Jesus Medina | Spartak Moscow |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Meshari Al Nemer | Al Nassr (End of Loan) |
| Abdulbasit Hawaswi | Al Ettifaq |
| Ayman Fallatah | Al Ahli (End of Loan) |
| Georges-Kevin N'Koudou | Al Diriyah |
| Ramzi Solan | Al Kholood |
| Farouk Chafai | End of Contract |
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Al Okhdood
In:
| Player | From |
| Gokhan Gul | Kasimpasa |
| Samuel Portugal | FC Porto (Loan) |
| Koray Gunter | Hellas Verona |
| Blaz Kramer | Konyaspor (Loan) |
| Hatem Al Juhani | Al Adalah |
| Ali Al Salem | Al Wehda (Loan) |
| Mohammed Abu Abd | Al Adalah |
| Mateo Borrell | Al Ittihad (Loan) |
| Khaled Narey | AlUla |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Saviour Godwin | FC Baniyas |
| Paulo Vítor | Atletico Goianiense |
| Diego Ferreira | Dibba FC |
| Mohammed Al Saeed | Al Riyadh |
| Awadh Khamis | |
| Knowledge Musona | Scottland FC |
| Damion Lowe | Houston |
| Karim Ashraf | |
| Ibrahima Kone | UD Almeria (End of Loan) |
| Ousmane Barry (Pato) | Al Bukiryah |
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NEOM SC
In:
| Player | From |
| Amadou Kone | Stade Reims |
| Alexandre Lacazette | Olympique Lyon |
| Faris Abdi | Al Fayha |
| Marcin Bulka | OGC Nice |
| Ala'a Al Hajji | Al Wehda |
| Abdulaziz Noor | Al Wehda |
| Thamer Al Khaibri | Al Ettifaq |
| Nathan Zeze | FC Nantes |
| Saimon Bouabre | AS Monaco |
| Abdoulaye Doucoure | Everton |
| Khalifah Al Dawsari | Al Hilal |
| Awn Al Saluli | Al Taawoun (Loan) |
| Luciano Rodríguez | EC Bahia |
| Luis Maximiano | UD Almeria |
| Raed Ozaybi | Al Khaleej |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Abdullah Al Zaid | Al Hilal (End of Loan) |
| Mbaye Diagne | End of Contract |
| Ahmed Al Ghamdi | Al Ittihad (End of Loan) |
| Carlos Junior | Al Shabab (End of Loan) |
| Muhannad Al Saad | Lausanne-Sport |
| Alfa Semedo | Al Fayha |
| Riyadh Sharahili | Damac (Loan) |
| Mohammed Al Amri | End of Contract |
| Mohammed Al Dawsari | Al Taawoun (Loan) |
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Al Najmah
In:
| Player | From |
| Ammar Al Najjar | Jeddah Club |
| Abdullah Hawsawi | Al Kholood |
| Nasser Al Hilayel | Al Jubail |
| Mohammed Al Kanidari | Al Tai |
| Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq | Al Taawoun |
| David Tijanic | Goztepe |
| Romell Quioto | Al Arabi |
| Abdelwahid Al Nakhly | Al Jandal |
| Mohamed Mansour | Al Arabi |
| Waleed Al Anzi | Al Fateh |
| Samir Caetano | Tigres UANL |
| Rakan Al Tulayhi | Al Taawoun |
| Jawad El Yamiq | Al Wehda |
| Abdulelah Al Shammry | Abha |
| Deybi Flores | Toronto |
| Bilal Boutobba | Hatayspor |
| Ali Jasim | Como (Loan) |
| Nawaf Al Hawsawi | Al Riyadh |
| Lazaro | UD Almería |
| Victor Braga | AEL Limassol |
| Hisham Al Dubais | Al Shabab |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Rayan Al Mutairi | Al Fayha |
| Osama Al Bawardi | Al Riyadh |
| Ali Adnan | Al Wehda |
| Sylla Sow |
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Al Hazem
In:
| Player | From |
| Fabio Martins | Al Khaleej |
| Bruno Varela | Vitoria de Guimaraes |
| Amir Sayoud | Al Raed |
| Aboubacar Bah | ES Metlaoui |
| Omar Al Somah | Free Agent |
| Loreintz Rosier | Fortuna Sittard |
| Elias Mokwana | Esperance |
| Abdulhadi Al Harajin | Al Fayha (Loan) |
| Miguel Carvalho | Al Qadsiah (Loan) |
| Khalid Al Subaie | Al Raed |
Out:
| Player | To |
| Mohammed Al Thani | Al Qadsiah |
| Sultan Al Essa | Al Riyadh |
| Karim Yoda | End of Contract |
| Zinho Gano | End of Contract |
| Ibrahima Ndiaye | End of Contract |
| Jurrien Gaari | End of Contract |
| Okacha Hamzaoui | Dibba Al Hisn SC |
| Hussein Fraij | End of Contract |
| Sultan Al Serihi | End of Contract |
| Abdullah Al Samti | End of Contract |
| Khalil Al Absi | Al Riyadh |
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