Al-Riyadh have announced their return to the top table of the Roshn Saudi League in style. The “School of the Central Region” have wrapped up one of the standout deals of the summer window, signing Egypt international star Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet.Saudi Roshn League match ticketsBuy your ticket now!Sources close to Al-Riyadh told Saudi Arabia’s “Arriyadiyah” newspaper that the board had secured the Professional League Association’s approval to close the deal. The club have already signed the Egyptian winger, with an official announcement due within the coming hours now that they have met the registration requirements.Saudi Pro LeagueAl-EttifaqALI15 Aug 202602:00Al RiyadhALRClub FriendliesBarcelonaBAR20 Aug 202602:00Al Ahly SCAHLThe move followed a key milestone. Last Thursday, the club chaired by Bandar Al-Muqail received the “financial competence” certificate after satisfying every condition set by the association, becoming officially eligible to register its new players in the first-team squad.Trezeguet, 31, ended his contract with Egypt’s Al-Ahly last month and joins Al-Riyadh on a free transfer, capping a professional journey that spans ten years.Saudi Roshn League match ticketsBuy your ticket now!The Egyptian winger arrives with a rich CV. He has turned out for English side Aston Villa, plus Trabzonspor, Kasımpaşa and Istanbul Başakşehir in Turkey, Anderlecht and Mouscron in Belgium, and Qatar’s Al-Rayyan.He returned last summer to his parent club Al-Ahly, where he came up through the youth ranks before earning promotion to the first team in 2012.His overseas adventure began in 2015 with a loan move to Belgium’s Anderlecht. The club then made the transfer permanent.
