OFFICIAL! Franck Kessié leaves Barça and will play for Al-Ahli until 2026

It has confirmed what was a secret to voices: Franck Kessié abandons the FC Barcelona to play in Saudi Arabia by the next three seasons, until 2026. The player has accepted the proposal of the To the-Ahli to change of airs this summer and add to the project of Matthias Jaissle, where already have arrived players of maximum category like Riyad Mahrez, Edouard Mendy or Roberto Firmino. The agreement has closed in the last hours and the midfield player will travel to Doha to sign his agreement.

As it has confirmed the club, through a communiqué issued in the last hours, the To the-Ahli will do with the services of the born player in Ivory Coast. Both clubs negotiated in the last days and arrived to an agreement 'friendly' for his traspaso. Kessié Already went through the medical recognition with the Saudi club, in Paris, and is prepared to give a new 'dump' to his career futbolística.

Stage without shine in the Barça

The midfield player of 26 years abandons the City Condal after, only, a year in the rows of Xavi Hernández. It arrived, like free agent, during the summer of 2022 after turning into one of the key pieces of the AC Milan of Stefano Pioli that it was champion of the Series To. It was a surprising incorporation of the culés, put was not a player that 'assimilated' to the style of the Barça and that came to be decisive playing in a double pivote, that no 'accustom' in the team.

The beginning of the stage of Kessié in the Spotify Camp Nou was complicated and, practically, in the first turn of the season happened unobserved. It cost him more than the account adapt, but also knew to take advantage of of the 'sea' of drops that had the trainer egarense during the last season to add minutes. It finish contesting 43 parties (1.797 minutes) registering three goals and three assistances.

Kessié Leaves €15m to the Barça with his sale

The Barça put to Franck Kessié in the list of players transferibles since it finished the past season. To the sportive direction liked him his profile, but also understood that it was one of the players by which could generate income and was not indispensable. Deco, to his arrival, tried 'interceder' by him so that it remained , but was not sufficient. The culés finish negotiating by him with several teams and the player finish decanting for playing in Saudi Arabia.

Teams like the Juventus or Inter of Milan had interested in his incorporation, especially the 'bianconeri'. Massimiliano Allegri saw him like a priority to strengthen his centre of the field, but did not attain to convince him that it played in Turín. The reason of Kessié was very simple: With his exit of the AC Milan in 2022, had given by finalised his stage like player in Italy, to where had arrived in 2015 to add to the Atalanta B. It happened seven years between the 'dea', Cesena and the group rosssoneri.

Like this then , in spite of that had the opportunity to remain in Europe, from Saudi Arabia have convinced him so that it change of airs. The Barça remains with 15 million euros that will be key to generate space in the margin salarial and can unblock, in principle, the registration of some player that still have not been registered in LaLiga.