Ivorian Sekou Fofana came very close to leaving the Saudi al-nassr Club during the current winter Mercato, moving on loan to the Al-ettifaq Club.
According to Italian website sportitalia, player Sekou Fofana is on the cusp of joining the al-ettifaq club, for 6 months on loan.
Former Udinese and Lance midfielder Steven Gerrard is expected to join England’s squad as a replacement for Jordan Henderson, who moved to Dutch side Ajax this winter.
Seko Fofana Numbers with al-nassr
Sekou Fofana made 19 appearances for al-nassr across all competitions, managed to find the net twice, and also provided an assist, based on the data of the global Transfair Market website.
The 28-year-old moved to “World” during last summer’s transfer window, coming from Lance, and his current contract with Al-Nassr extends until June 2026.
Seko Fofana is currently participating in the finals of the Africa Cup, hosted by Côte d’Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February.
The player scored 6 goals during 15 caps for the “elephants”, and Sekou Fofana will face his fellow winner, Sadio Mane, when Côte d’Ivoire plays Senegal at the price of the 2024 Africa Cup final.
Seko Fofana’s Replacement in al-nassr
The Italian journalist, Rudy Galletti, had confirmed through his personal account on the “X” platform that al-nassr was working hard to transfer the Ivorian player to another team this winter.
Galiti confirmed that Mercato Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia will see this winter include a defensive lineman, Australian strong favourites Harry Souttar and Japan’s Koki Machida, both of whom are currently participating in the Asian Cup tournament on Qatar.
The fans of Al-Nasr Mercato await the Saudi club in the current winter transfer window; In order to strengthen the ranks of the team, and continue to compete strongly for all tournaments, during the second half of this season 2023-24.
Al-Nasr is currently second in the Saudi Roshen League ranking table with 46 points, 7 points behind the top club Al-Hilal. In the rest of the tournaments, Fars Najd reached the semi-finals of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup and qualified for the 16th round in the Asian Champions League.
