Sadio Mane has become the latest big name to quit European football for the Saudi Pro League as he joins Al-Nassr from Bayern Munich.
The 31-year-old Senegal forward spent just a single season in Germany having moved to Bayern from Liverpool last summer and now departs for a reported £34 million (€39.6m).
Mane struggled for form and during a tough season he suffered an injury that ruled him out of the 2022 World Cup and was fined and suspended by Bayern after a training ground bust-up with team-mate Leroy Sane.
He has now completed a move to Saudi Arabia, where he will team up with Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo Brozovic at Al-Nassr, having also been linked with Al-Ahli and a reunion with former Liverpool team-mate Roberto Firmino.
Having first moved to England with Southampton, Mane switched to Anfield in 2016 and went on to score 120 goals in 269 appearances, winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup and Club World Cup on Merseyside.
"We want to thank Sadio Mane for the past season," Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen said after the Bundesliga champions announced his departure.
"It certainly wasn't an easy year for him, getting injured just before the World Cup and being unable to take part in it with Senegal, who he'd previously led to a first triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualification.
"Because of his long lay-off, he also couldn't have the impact at FC Bayern that we all and he himself had hoped for. That's why we came to the joint decision that he'll begin a new chapter in his career and make a new start at a different club. We wish him all the best and lots of success for the challenges ahead at Al-Nassr."
Chelsea have completed the signing of teenage midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes.
A France Under-19 international, the Blues have swooped with a deal worth a reported £23.5 million (€27.3m) to take Ugochukwu to Stamford Bridge.
The Premier League club announced the signing on Tuesday evening with Ugochukwu, 19, signing a seven-year deal.
He made his senior Rennes debut in 2021 and went on to make 60 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring one Ligue 1 goal in the process.
Ugochukwu follows Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku and Angelo Gabriel to west London, with defender Axel Disasi's move from Monaco expected to be completed in the coming days.
Monaco have completed the signing of Ghana defender Mohammed Salisu from Southampton.
The 24-year-old spent three seasons at Saints, playing 80 games and scoring one goal.
He has signed a five-year deal with the Ligue 1 side and leaves St Mary's ahead of Southampton's return to the Sky Bet Championship.
Monaco have moved to recruit a centre-back, with Axel Disasi expected to depart for Chelsea in the coming days.
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