Ex-Gladbacher is captain
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Denis Zakaria has been playing for AS Monaco since 2023 and has rehabilitated his career in Turin and London after mixed years. Now the 28-year-old midfielder is probably the biggest contract of his career-in Saudi Arabia. According to matching French reports, the Monegassen are in advanced talks with the al-Ali SFC.
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According to “Foot Mercato”, there is even agreement between the clubs, but a transfer fee has not yet been mentioned. It is now about the contract offer for Zakaria. He was bound to the Ligue-1 club until 2028 and was on the field at 3-1 at the start of the 2025/26 season against Le Havre over 90 minutes. The Swiss international prepared the goal for the final score by Maghnes Akliouche (23), which, like substitute Elise Ben Seghir (20), was prepared by the Swiss international at Bayer Leverkusen.
In Mönchengladbach, Zakaria had once reached its highest market value, 45 million euros. In January 2022, he moved to Juventus at half a year and brought the foals a transfer of EUR 11.35 million, including a participation in the transfer to the Principality of 2023. Zakaria did not reach its top form among the Italians and also during a loan to Chelsea. Since the Monaco transfer, the market value for the native Geneva has been going uphill for the first time-and also continuously. He came from Juventus with a taxation of 18 million and is currently again at 30 million euros.
So far, Al-Nahli has reported four newcomers this summer: the Saudi professionals Mohammed Abdulrahman (22), Abdulelah Al-Khaibri (28) and Saleh Abu al-Shamat (23) for around 10.8 million and the previous Stuttgart Enzo Millot (23) for 28 million euros. Gabri Veiga (23, Porto), Allan Saint-Maximin (28, CF América), Roberto Firmino (33, al-Sadd) and Alexsander (21, Atlético Mineiro) came up with EUR 38.8 million.