{"id":79699,"date":"2023-06-28T23:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/28\/edouard-mendy-joins-saudi-arabian-side-al-ahli-from-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T23:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T23:22:06","slug":"edouard-mendy-joins-saudi-arabian-side-al-ahli-from-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/28\/edouard-mendy-joins-saudi-arabian-side-al-ahli-from-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Edouard Mendy joins Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli from Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"393\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-28-212854-696x393.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-06-28 212854\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea after three years to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.<\/p>\n<p>Mendy, 31, is the latest high-profile player to move to the country and follows former Blues teammates\u00a0Kalidou Koulibaly\u00a0and\u00a0N\u2019Golo Kante\u00a0who left the during this transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>He won the Champions League in 2020-21 and kept 49 clean sheets in 105 games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Mendy was later named\u00a0Uefa\u2019s goalkeeper of the season\u00a0and\u00a0Best Fifa men\u2019s keeper\u00a0for 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the Blues from French side Rennes in 2020 and was part of the Senegal side to win the Africa Cup of Nations. He made the decisive save in the penalty shootout to help his country beat Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>However, he fell out of favour at Stamford Bridge after Thomas Tuchel was replaced by Graham Potter as manager in September 2022. He finished last season as the backup to Kepa Arrizabalaga and made just three top-flight starts after Potter took charge.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Chelsea\u2019s website, the Premier League club said the goalkeeper was a \u201chugely likeable character\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving started his career in the lower tiers of French football \u2013 and even spending several months without a club \u2013 Mendy rose to the pinnacle of European football with Chelsea,\u201d said the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA hugely likeable character on and off the pitch, he will always have a place in our history for his significant contributions to our 2021 Champions League triumph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor that, and for everything else, we are grateful. Good luck, Edou!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Blues teammate Koulibaly and former Wolves midfielder\u00a0Ruben Neves\u00a0both recently signed for Al-Hilal, while Kante has agreed to sign for Saudi league champions Al-Ittihad, alongside former Real Madrid striker\u00a0Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n<p>Blues winger Hakim Ziyech is also reportedly the subject of interest from teams in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Spurs forward Son Heung-min said he did not want to move to Saudi Arabia, while\u00a0Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami, turning down a more lucrative offer to move to the country.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"It71jxLWMkI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abandoned Project: Nkwakwa central market traders plead for roofing -Dwadie - Adom TV News (28-6-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/It71jxLWMkI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has left Chelsea after three years to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli. 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