Algeria midfielder Houssem Aouar has completed a permanent transfer from AS Roma to Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad, the Saudi Pro League club said on Tuesday.
The Algeria international has signed a four-year deal with Laurent Blanc's side.
"Welcome Aouar," Al-Ittihad posted on X.
Welcome Houssem Aouar to the Tigers 🐅🤝
— Ittihad Club (@ittihad_en) July 16, 2024
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The former Olympique Lyonnais player will join N'Golo Kante and Fabinho in the Al-Ittihad midfield.
The 26-year-old played one game for France - a friendly against Ukraine in 2020 - before switching allegiance last year to Algeria, where his parents were born.
📸| Aouar is at the Tigers’ Camp in Spain pic.twitter.com/Q9nfGnVIjg
— Ittihad Club (@ittihad_en) July 16, 2024