Ivory Coast midfielder Seko Fofana has joined Al Nassr from Ligue 1 facet RC Lens on a contract till 2026, the Saudi Pro League membership mentioned on Tuesday.
The monetary particulars weren’t disclosed however French media mentioned the switch charge was round 25 million euros ($28.10 million).
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“Al Nassr has officially signed with the Ivorian star Seko Fofana. We wish him good luck with our stars,” the membership mentioned on Twitter.
The 28-year-old joined Lens in 2020, the place he scored 21 objectives and offered 11 assists in 112 appearances, serving to the membership consolidate their place within the French high flight.
“Seko arrived when the club was freshly promoted, with this ambition to help it regain its influence and the continental scene,” Arnaud Pouille, Lens managing director mentioned in a press release.
“Everyone at the club says thank you and shows their respect for what has been achieved. And, proof of his deep attachment to Racing, he will very soon become the first player leaving a club to become a shareholder,” he added.
The midfielder will be a part of Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo Brozovic, fellow Ivory Coast worldwide Ghislain Konan, and David Ospina, because the Saudi Pro League membership has change into a lovely vacation spot for Europe-based gamers.
Al Nassr, which completed second within the league final season, was banned from registering new gamers as a consequence of excellent money owed, FIFA mentioned final week, till it paid a sum of 460,000 euros ($516,948) to Leicester City for the signing of Nigerian attacker Ahmed Musa.
FIFA added that the related bans might be lifted instantly upon the settlement of the money owed being confirmed by the collectors involved.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com