Saudi press reports indicated that Al-Hilal defender Hassan Tambakti is close to moving to one of the Spanish La Liga teams during the current winter transfer period.
Tambakti is considered one of the best defenders in Saudi football recently, and was a key element in the national team during the 2022 World Cup, the Asian Cup, and other events.
According to recent reports, Tambakti received an offer from Alaves and accepted it, and the agreement between the Saudi club and the Spanish club regarding the deal remains.
Alaves plans to sign Tambakti on loan until the end of the season, and it remains unknown whether his contract will include a purchase option or whether it will be a dry loan.
The Spanish club plans for Tambakti to be the successor to Moroccan Abdel Kabir Abqar, who is very close to moving to Al Rayyan during the current winter Mercato.
By joining La Liga, Timbukti will be the fifth Saudi to move to the Spanish league after the previous experience of loaning Saudi players in 2018.
The central defender will increase the number of Saudis active in Europe, in light of the brilliance of a number of them in the Belgian league, in addition to Saud Abdulhamid’s participation with Roma in the Italian league since the beginning of the current season.
