Everything was tied up. But the matter could not be completed in the final hours of the Saudi transfer window which ended on Tuesday. Nabil Fekir should have signed with Al-Ittihad, Karim Benzema’s club.
The Saudi club and Betis Sevilla had agreed on a transfer of €12 million, excluding bonuses, plus the transfer of Jota. Except that the details of Jota’s transfer to La Liga could not be finalized in time.
Without this departure, and while West Ham was also in the race, Al-Ittihad did not have the possibility of signing Nabil Fekir. However, the Frenchman had also reached a contractual agreement with the Saudis. An aborted transfer, but which could resume in a few months?
