Football TransfersA new administrative step brings Al-Riyadh closer to sealing the Trezeguet deal
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Al-Riyadh have announced their return to the top of the Roshn League scene in emphatic style, with the “Central School” club completing one of the summer window’s standout deals: the signing of Egyptian international Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet.Saudi Roshn League match ticketsBuy your ticket now!Sources close to Al-Riyadh told Saudi newspaper “Arriyadiyah” that the Professional League Association has approved the deal, and that the club have already put pen to paper with the Egyptian winger. The official announcement should land within the next few hours, once Al-Riyadh complete the registration requirements.Saudi Pro LeagueAl-EttifaqALI15 Aug 202602:00Al RiyadhALRClub FriendliesBarcelonaBAR20 Aug 202602:00Al Ahly SCAHLThe move follows the club, chaired by Bandar Al-Muqail, receiving their “financial sustainability” certificate last Thursday. Having met every condition set by the association, they are now officially eligible to register new players in the first-team squad.Trezeguet, 31, ended his contract with Egyptian club Al-Ahly last month to join Al-Riyadh on a free transfer, capping a professional journey that has spanned ten years.Saudi Roshn League match ticketsBuy your ticket now!The winger arrives with a rich CV behind him. He has turned out for England’s Aston Villa, Trabzonspor, Kasımpaşa and İstanbul Başakşehir in Turkey, Anderlecht and Mouscron in Belgium, and Qatar’s Al-Rayyan.All of that came before he returned last summer to his boyhood club Al-Ahly, where he came through the youth ranks and broke into the first team in 2012.His spell abroad began in 2015 with a loan to Belgium’s Anderlecht, who then bought his contract outright.