Al Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia wanted to make a last-minute loan signing of a Manchester United player.
The transfer window for Saudi football has now closed. Teams in the Saudi Pro League made some stunning acquisitions over the summer, and many quality European footballers played this season in Saudi. Neymar joining Al Hilal was undoubtedly one of the biggest decisions.
However, the superstar Brazilian’s decision to leave PSG and pursue his career in Saudi Arabia was not the only unexpected development during the transfer window. Allan Saint Maximin, N’golo Kante, Fabinho, Mitrovic, Koulibaly, Jordan Henderson, and many other Premier League players are already active participants in the Saudi Pro League.
Since the window has been open since last Thursday and the European summer transfer window closed on September 1st, last-minute transfers were anticipated in the Saudi Pro League transfer market. Some players who aren’t currently regular starters for Saudi football teams were being courted by their managers, while some are dealing with unresolved issues.
star for Manchester United
British media have reported that Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq made a last-minute attempt to recruit Jadon Sancho. The Manchester United youngster is embroiled in a dispute after Erik Ten Hag chose to keep him out of the team against Arsenal and claimed that Sancho’s performance in training was the reason the player wasn’t chosen. The organization that acquired Wijnaldum and Henderson this summer, Al Ettifaq, made United a loan offer for Sancho. Sancho was reportedly open to a transfer, but nothing came to fruition.
