The transfer window is far from over in Saudi Arabia. If in the major European championships the transfer market is officially closed, on the side of the Saudi Pro League, the deadline is September 20. The leaders will be more difficult to convince to let go of their executive players, but some may see it as a boon to continue to slim down their workforce.
This Monday, the Saudi club Al-Shabab announced the arrival of Yannick Carrasco until 2026. The Belgian international, at the end of the contract with Atlético de Madrid next year, leaves Spain after eight seasons in the Colchoneros jersey. He will discover a fourth championship after La Liga, Ligue 1 with Monaco and the Chinese championship where he spent two years at Dalian Yifang.
Nine months before the start of Euro 2024 in Germany, Carrasco is taking a big risk by leaving Europe. Indisputable framework of the Red Devils, with 66 selections, he had nevertheless been summoned with Belgium during his Chinese adventure.
His new club, Al-Shabab, is penultimate in the championship. The former Monegasque will play alongside former Strasbourg Habib Diallo and Ever Banega, three-time Europa League champion with Sevilla (2015, 2016, 2020).