Mercato: Kessie leaves Barça and joins Saint-Maximin, Mahrez and Firmino at Al-Ahli

It was expected, it’s official: recruited last summer without transfer compensation, the Ivorian international Franck Kessie leaves Barcelona for the Saudi championship. The former Milanese signs with Al-Ahli for 12.5 M€, as the Catalan club indicated on Wednesday evening. Franck Kessie, 26, will have played 43 matches with the Blaugranas (3 goals). In Saudi Arabia, he will team up with Allan Saint-Maximin, Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino, Édouard Mendy or Ryad Boudebouz.