It's official! Said Benrahma will stay in Neom. By winning 3-0 against Al Arabi, the Algerian international club validated its ticket for Saudi Pro League. A rise synonymous with the first concrete operation on the market. Loaned by Olympique Lyonnais, Saïd Benrahma now sees its transfer becoming automatically final with the promotion of Neom in the Saudi first division.
Indeed, the former West Ham player, who had surprised his world by joining the Saudi D2, will bring back a nice post at OL. Its purchase option was linked to the climb or not of the Neom SC in Saudi Pro League. Thing guaranteed Tuesday evening. With this, the option of Said Benrahma is automatically lifted and it will therefore bring at least 12 million euros to the Rhone club. At least, because in this deal, Lyon could even pocket 3 million euros more.
A good operation for Eagle Football Group
In this operation, Olympique Lyonnais could therefore receive 15 million euros. As OL will have to convince the DNCG of the solidity of its finances, it is necessarily very good news for John Textor, the only one for a week. By contributing last year to the Lyon rescue on the sporting plan, and this year by helping the club's finances, Saïd Benrahma will not stay in Lyon for a long time, but he will have greatly helped the Eagle Football Group club.
Arrived in Lyon from West Ham during the 2024 winter transfer window, Benrahma will ultimately wear the Lyon jersey that a year. He played 37 matches (6 goals and 10 assists), being in particular a crucial element of the spectacular rise of OL in the ranking in the second part of the 2023-2024 season.
Last January, he was temporarily sold to Neom, an ambitious club looking for rapid accession to the Saudi elite. Objective reached, with the precious help of Fennec, scorer during the decisive match against Al Arabi. On the Neom side, Benrahma played 10 games for 4 goals and 6 assists. An adventure that therefore seems to be pretty well.
