02.02.2026 15:50
After Cristiano Ronaldo caused a stir due to unfair transfer approvals in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian Investment Fund halted all transfers. In this context, the transfer of N'Golo Kante, which Fenerbahçe was about to finalize, has also come to a standstill for now.
Fenerbahçe is preparing to finalize the transfer of N'Golo Kante from the Saudi Arabian Pro League team Al Ittihad, while being shaken by bad news.
CRISIS IN SAUDI ARABIA WITH RONALDO
In Saudi Arabia, transfers of clubs like Al Nassr, Al Hilal, and Al Ittihad were managed by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF). Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Al Nassr, caused a stir after it was reported that Al Hilal, currently leading by 3 points, was preparing to add Al Ittihad's striker Karim Benzema to their squad. Ronaldo is not happy with the way the club is managed by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF). It was stated that the star player believes that Al Nassr has not received sufficient investment compared to rival clubs under the same fund's control.
DECIDED NOT TO PLAY IN THE MATCH
The Portuguese player communicated to the club management that he would not play in his team's match against Al Riyadh due to the decision made by PIF regarding Benzema.
ALL TRANSFERS STOPPED
After Cristiano Ronaldo caused a stir due to unfair transfer approvals in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund halted all transfers. Thus, the transfer of Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad to Al Hilal was also stopped.
POINT AFFECTING FENERBAHÇE
This decision affected Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe had convinced Al Ittihad to include Youssef En-Nesyri in the agreement to secure the transfer of French player N'Golo Kante, who would replace Benzema. The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund has temporarily halted the transfers of Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad to Al Hilal, En-Nesyri from Fenerbahçe to Al Ittihad, and Kante from Al Ittihad to Fenerbahçe.