Al-Ahli club is on the verge of completing a new deal during the summer transfer window, outperforming its neighbor and traditional rival Al-Ittihad.

Saudi newspaper 'Al-Youm' reported that Abdullah Radif, former Al-Hilal striker, is close to moving to Al-Ahli, after his transfer to Al-Ittihad failed during the current summer transfer period.

Al-Hilal announced the permanent departure of Abdullah Radif from its ranks, after five years since his promotion to the first team, during which he was loaned to Al-Taawoun, Al-Shabab, Al-Ettifaq, and Al-Fayha.

The Saudi newspaper explained that Radif had already agreed with Al-Ittihad to join its ranks in the current summer transfer window, on a contract extending for three seasons, during which he would receive 27 million riyals, at a rate of 9 million per season.

However, Al-Ittihad later informed the 23-year-old that it did not have the necessary liquidity to complete the deal, which halted the transfer process.

Due to the failed transfer to Al-Ittihad, Abdullah Radif is heading to accept the previous offer he received from Al-Ahli, in order to join its ranks for free during the current summer transfer period.

Radif is expected to be the third striker for Al-Ahli, competing with Brazilian Ricardo Matias, behind Englishman Ivan Toney and Saudi Firas Al-Buraikan.

It is worth noting that the young Saudi striker's last experience was with Al-Fayha during the second half of last season, during which he only participated in 8 matches, scoring no goals while providing two assists.

After the failure of #Al-Ittihad's negotiations .. #Abdullah_Radif is close to wearing the #Al-Ahli jersey

Our sources confirmed that Saudi striker Abdullah Radif preferred to move to Al-Ittihad, where an agreement was reached between the two parties to sign a contract extending for three seasons, for 27 million riyals at a rate of 9 million riyals annually.

Our sources explained that…

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