Official | Saul Abdulhamid completes Lens switch | OneFootball

Saul Abdulhamid (26) has completed a season-long loan move to RC Lens, the Ligue 1 club have confirmed.

Saudi Arabia international Abdulhamid had looked on course to join Toulouse FC this summer. His club, AS Roma, have been looking to bring in players before sanctioning Abulhamid’s departure. With Wesley joining the Serie A giants, Abdulhamid’s move looked set to be completed. However, Lens, who have a long-standing interest in the defender, came in and hijacked the move.

The Saudi Arabia international had become more of a target for Les Sang et Or since it was decided that a move to bring back Przemyslaw Frankowski from Galatasaray would be too expensive to pull off. He instead joins Stade Rennais over the weekend.

Abdulhamid has joined on a season-long loan with a buy option, which is not obligatory. He is the second piece of business between the two clubs after Neil El-Aynaoui joined the Italian outfit earlier in the window.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle