Saudi club Al-Ahli signs Spain’s Veiga from Celta Vigo
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi club Al-Ahli signs Spain’s Veiga from Celta Vigo

The Hindu  

Al-Ahli has signed Spain Under-21 international Gabri Veiga from LaLiga side Celta Vigo on a three-year deal, the Saudi Pro League club said on Saturday, the latest in a slew of signings this summer by Saudi Arabian clubs. RELATED | Premier League clubs spend record 1.95 billion pounds in transfer window The 21-year-old, who has played eight times for Spain’s Under-21 team and was part of the squad which finished runners-up at the U21 European Championship last month, has attracted interest from several clubs in the transfer window including Chelsea, Liverpool and Napoli. Veiga is the latest addition to Al-Ahli’s squad after the signings of Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Alain Saint-Maximin, Merih Demiral, Franck Kessie and Roger Ibanez. The Saudi Public Investment Fund has announced a Sports Clubs Investment and Privatisation Project involving league champions Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal.

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Associated Press  

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