Al-Ittihad announced on Monday almost simultaneously the signings of Steven Bergwijn and Danilo Pereira, who are the latest to join the Saudi Arabian project. The Dutchman leaves Ajax and the Portuguese ends his time at PSG.
The last few weeks of the transfer window continue to bring surprises. Saudi Arabian football, which started somewhat timidly and without the big splashes of the past, has stepped up a gear in the last few weeks and signed some of the best players on the European map.
Al-Ittihad, which is still home to the likes of Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante, made a final sprint to bring in two important transfers.
First, they announced the signing of Steven Bergwijn, who has left Ajax for Saudi Arabia for 21 million euros. At the age of 26, he will soon be leaving European football to join Laurent Blanc's Al-Ittihad.