(Reuters) – 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.
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.
(Reporting by Mohamed Yossry in Cairo; Editing by Toby Davis)
