Al-Hilal Reportedly Offer Leicester City's Fatawu Issahaku €10M Per Year Deal

Al-Hilal Reportedly Offer Leicester City's Fatawu Issahaku €10M Per Year Deal

  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku has reportedly emerged as a transfer target for Saudi champs Al-Hilal
  • The Leicester City forward has reportedly been offered a lucrative deal to join the Saudi Pro League
  • Fatawu Issahaku joined Leicester City on a permanent deal during the summer transfer window

Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal have seemingly set their sights on signing Ghanaian winger, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.

The club reportedly wants to bolster their squad with the Leicester City attacker before the Middle Eastern transfer window closes.

Issahaku has had a decent start to life in the English Premier League, with one goal contribution in three games for the Foxes.

Fatawu Issahaku celebrates after scoring in a game for Leicester City in the English Championship, with Al-Hilal reportedly interested.
Fatawu Issahaku celebrates after scoring in a game for Leicester City in the English Championship, with Al-Hilal reportedly interested. Photo: Alex Livesey - Danehouse/ Michael Regan.
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Leicester City could be tempted to sell the Ghanaian youngster for the right price.

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According to Ghana Soccernet, Isshaku could earn €10 million per year if he agrees to join the Saudi Pro League team.

Leicester City have confidence in Issahaku

After a brilliant first season with the King Power Stadium outfit, Leicester City repaid Issahaku with a permanent deal.

The 20-year-old winger joined the Foxes from Sporting Lisbon on an initial loan deal, helping the club earn promotion to the Premier League this campaign, as reported by 3 News.

Issahaku has signed a five-year deal with the club and is said to be viewed as a key cog as Leicester aims to secure their position in the English top flight.

Despite the club's struggles in the new season so far, Issahaku has shown great potential, starring in the opening game against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Ghanaian star is currently with the Black Stars as they begin preparations ahead of the AFCON qualifiers against Angola and Niger this week.

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Per Transfermarkt, Issahaku did not have much time to shine for his country last season and will be looking to utilise his chances on the field.

Black Stars resume training in Accra

YEN.com.gh also reported that the Black Stars held their first training session on September 2 ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The West Africans will host Angola in Kumasi on Thursday, September 5, before travelling to Morocco for the second Group C game against Niger.

A total of 12 players, including new captain Thomas Partey, reported at camp for the first day of training with the rest expected to arrive later this week.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Lukman Mumuni Lukman Abdul Mumin is a CAF-accredited Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past eight years. Lukman has worked with some of Ghana's big media houses like GMA and was a regular pundit on GTV. He started his journalism career as a presenter and a writer after studying at the Gee Way Media School. Lukman has covered several international competitions including AFCON 2023. Email: lukmanevergreen2g15@gmail.com