The Lyon supporters dreamed of it, Al-Ittihad... almost did it. Eager to find a way out for Jota, the Saudi leaders had already found his replacement in the person of Nabil Fekir. And according to Foot Mercato, an agreement had even been reached with Bétis Sevilla, where the French international is captain.
However, the failure of the Portuguese's medical visit to Al-Ettifaq derailed everything. While Karim Benzema will ultimately stay at Al-Ittihad, the hope of a Fekir-Benzema connection fantasized by OL supporters was definitively gone with the closing of the Saudi transfer window on Tuesday evening.