Al Ittihad

Al Ittihad net spend since 2015

Al Ittihad have spent €484m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €42m: a net spend of €442m.

That covers 83 signings (50 for a disclosed fee, 21 free, 12 undisclosed) and 71 departures (9 sold for a disclosed fee, 47 free, 15 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 14 in, 58 out.

Record signing: Moussa Diaby, €60m from Aston Villa (Jul 2024). Record sale: Moussa Diaby, €28m to Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Sep 2026).

Al Ittihad transfer spending by season

Al Ittihad record signings

1. Moussa Diaby · €60m from Aston Villa · Jul 2024
2. Fabinho · €47m from Liverpool · Jul 2023
3. Roger Fernandes · €32m from Sporting Braga · Sep 2025
4. George Ilenikhena · €30m from Monaco · Feb 2026
5. Jota · €29m from Celtic · Jul 2023

Al Ittihad record sales

1. Moussa Diaby · €28m to Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Sep 2026
2. Jota · €8m to Rennes · Aug 2024
3. Abdulelah Al-Malki · €2m to Al Hilal · Jan 2022
4. Leonardo Gil · €1m to Colo-Colo · Jan 2022
5. Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada · €1m to Al Sharjah · Jul 2016

Al Ittihad trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 29 players Al Ittihad both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €40m against €232m paid: a trading loss of €191m.

• Abdulelah Al-Malki: signed free (Jul 2019), sold to Al Hilal for €2m (Jan 2022): profit €2m
• Mohammed Al Saiari: signed for €665k (Aug 2022), sold to Al-Qadsiah for €750k (Aug 2023): profit €85k

• Fabinho: signed for €47m (Jul 2023), left free for Trabzonspor (Aug 2026): loss €47m
• Moussa Diaby: signed for €60m (Jul 2024), sold to Bayer 04 Leverkusen for €28m (Sep 2026): loss €32m
• Luiz Felipe: signed for €22m (Sep 2023), left free for Olympique Marseille (Jan 2025): loss €22m
• Jota: signed for €29m (Jul 2023), sold to Rennes for €8m (Aug 2024): loss €21m
• Igor Coronado: signed for €10m (Jul 2021), left free for Corinthians (Feb 2024): loss €10m

Al Ittihad ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Al Ittihad have made 7 signings and 5 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 9 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Hamed Al-Shanqity (loan to Al Kholood, no league start in 2025/26); in nobody.
• Defence: out Mario Mitaj (loan to Genoa, 21 league starts in 2025/26), Isaías Rodríguez (left free for Almería II), Fawaz Al-Sqoor (loan to Al Khaleej); in Faris Abdi (from NEOM SC, 923 league minutes since), Jan-Carlo Simić (from Anderlecht, 342 league minutes since), Stephane Keller (from AEL, 226 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Fabinho (left free for Trabzonspor, 30 league starts in 2025/26), Awad Al-Nashri (left free for Al Shabab, 8 league starts in 2025/26), Faisal Al-Ghamdi (loan to NEOM SC, 5 league starts in 2025/26), Unai Hernández (loan to Girona), Abdalellah Hawsawi (loan to Al Ettifaq), Mateo Borrell (loan to Abha), Bryant Ortega (loan to Muharraq); in Dion Lopy (from Almería, 631 league minutes since), Mukhtar Ali (from Al Ettifaq, 541 league minutes since), Richard Ríos (loan from Benfica, 385 league minutes since), Georginio Wijnaldum (free from Al Ettifaq, 315 league minutes since), Rakan Kaabi (free from Al-Fayha, 107 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Moussa Diaby (to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 28 league starts in 2025/26), Abdulrahman Al-Oboud (left free for Al Shabab, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Talal Haji (loan to Al Ettifaq); in nobody.

Al Ittihad injury news: injuries and suspensions

Al Ittihad have 4 players injured as of 3 Nov 2026, with €53m of value sidelined.

• Roger Fernandes (FWD): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 8 Aug 2026 · expected back 31 Mar 2027 · 17 games missed
• Mahamadou Doumbia (MID): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 18 Mar 2026 · expected back 31 Dec 2026 · 32 games missed
• Hamed Al-Ghamdi (MID): Cruciate ligament injury · out since 25 Jul 2026 · expected back 28 Feb 2027 · 20 games missed
• Hassan Kadesh (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 26 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 7 games missed

Al Ittihad last starting XI

Al Ittihad's last league starting XI, v Abha on 30 Oct 2026: Predrag Rajković; Danilo Pereira, Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti, Faris Abdi, Saad Al-Mousa; Steven Bergwijn, Houssem Aouar, Richard Ríos, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mukhtar Ali; Youssef En-Nesyri.

2 changes from the side that started v Al Diraiyah FC on 23 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (3) and George Ilenikhena (3).

Opponent: Abha.

Al Ittihad minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 9 Al Ittihad players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 7 are rotating and 26 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Kassoum Koné (0%, €11m), Ahmed Al-Julaydan (25%, €8m), Mario Mitaj (0%, €7m), Unai Hernández (0%, €5m).

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Steven Bergwijn, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Saad Al-Mousa, Danilo Pereira, Georginio Wijnaldum, Osama Al-Mermesh, Saleh Al-Shehri, Yassine Al-Jaber.

Al Ittihad club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 6 players club-trained at Al Ittihad now play for other clubs we track, led by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens, value €9m), Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn (Al Taawoun, value €2m) and Awad Al-Nashri (Al Shabab, value €2m).

• Saud Abdulhamid · Lens · €9m
• Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn · Al Taawoun · €2m
• Awad Al-Nashri · Al Shabab · €2m
• Talal Haji · Al Ettifaq · €940k
• Hattan Bahebri · Al Diraiyah FC · €310k
• Mohammed Qasem · Al-Qadsiah · €290k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.