Senegal international Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea and joined Saudi club Al Ahli for a fee of £17m.
Chelsea announced Mendy’s move to Al Ahli on their Twitter handle on Wednesday.
The club wrote:”Edou Mendy has left Chelsea and joined Al-Ahli FC.“
Mendy now becomes the latest Premier League player to head to Saudi, with the likes of N’Golo Kante, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly already making the switch.
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His departure from Chelsea comes after he rejected a contract extension from the club last year after his salary demands were not met.
He made 105 appearances across all competitions for Chelsea and played a key role in helping them to win the Champions League in 2021.
He won the FIFA Best Men’s Goalkeeper Award in the same year.
