Moussa Diaby to return to Bayer Leverkusen after Al-Ittihad agree a deal | OneFootball

Moussa Diaby to return to Bayer Leverkusen after Al-Ittihad agree a deal | OneFootball

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·26 August 2026

Moussa Diaby to return to Bayer Leverkusen after Al-Ittihad agree a deal

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Al-Ittihad and Bayer Leverkusen have agreed a deal for Moussa Diaby to return to Germany, L'Équipe reports.

He left Leverkusen in 2023 for Aston Villa, then departed England for Al-Ittihad in 2024.


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Diaby will now rejoin Bayer Leverkusen.

Financial terms have not been disclosed. In recent weeks, discussions centred on a compensation payment from Saudi officials to Diaby to enable his return to the club where he made 172 appearances between 2019 and 2023.

Diaby has 11 caps for France.

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