Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea after three years to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli. Mendy, 31, is the latest high profile player to move to the country and follows former Blues teammates Kalidou Koulibaly and N’Golo Kante who left the during this transfer window. He won the Champions League in 2020-21 and kept 49 clean sheets in 105 games.
Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has ended a trophy-laden 11 years at the club and signed a one-year deal at Atletico Madrid. The 33-year-old Spain defender won every available honour at Stamford Bridge, including two Premier League titles and the Champions League. Azpilicueta had 12 months left on his Chelsea contract. “It is difficult to express how I feel, it has been incredible,” he said.
Granit Xhaka has left Arsenal to join German side Bayer Leverkusen in a 25m euro deal. The Switzerland midfielder, 30, has signed a five-year deal with the Bundesliga club. Xhaka, who joined the Gunners in 2016 and was briefly captain in 2019, had a year left on his contract but was expected to leave the club this summer.
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