Overview
- Al-Ittihad confirmed his departure by saying it agreed to sell the remaining period of his contract, enabling the switch to Istanbul on a deal through June 2028.
- Fenerbahçe accused Al-Ittihad of a data entry error in the TMS that caused the deadline to be missed before the registration was approved.
- Fenerbahçe president Sadettin Saran thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for support in concluding the transfer.
- Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri moved to Al-Ittihad from Fenerbahçe in a related deal announced by the Saudi club.
- The signing strengthens Fenerbahçe as it chases a first Turkish league title in 12 years and prepares for a Europa League play-off against Nottingham Forest later this month.