With the agreement of Chelsea and Al-Ahli, Edouard Mendy will now join the Saudi Arabian team.
According to the Evening Standard, who also cited additional information from Fabrizio Romano.
So what really happened with Chelsea and Edouard Mendy? Let's look at this...
What's the premise?
According to reports, Chelsea and Al-Ahli have finally reached a £16 million agreement for the Senegal international.
Todd Boehly has been negotiating with the Saudi Pro League to acquire other Stamford Bridge periphery players for a few weeks.
Kalidou Koulibaly has been acquired by Chelsea from Al-Hilal for £17 million, and Hakim Ziyech will join Al-Nassr for £8 million.
Mendy is scheduled to have a physical with Al-Ahli on Monday, after which he will formally leave Chelsea if he passes the Saudi Arabian fitness tests, according to Romano.
The 31-year-old was acquired by Chelsea from Rennes for £22 million in September 2020, which means the Blues have taken a £6 million loss on their initial investment.
Even yet, Chelsea undoubtedly got their money's worth because, for instance, Mendy was named The Best FIFA Men's Keeper in Europe that year for his involvement in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League victory.
Even though Chelsea only had a brief period of time with the Senegalese custodian, they were lucky to catch him at the height of his powers.
Chelsea has a substitute for Mendy in place.
It appears like Chelsea has already decided who they want to take Mendy's place.
As soon as Mendy has formally relocated to Saudi Arabia, according to a report from Record in Portugal, Chelsea wants to recruit Diogo Costa from Porto.
Since then, another report has surfaced, this time from A Bola, claiming that Chelsea is putting together a €75 million (£64 million) proposal for the Portugal international, which the Blues hope may be paid in three installments.
Keep a watch on things starting on Monday because if Mendy's transfer to Al-Ahli becomes official, Chelsea might begin to aggressively chase a replacement custodian.
