Al Ahly Club announced the official termination of its contract with the international winger, Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, to join Al-Riyadh Saudi, starting from the next season 2026/2027.
The past period witnessed intensive negotiations between Al Ahly Club and its counterpart Al-Riyadh to draw up a plan for Mahmoud Trezeguet's transfer to the Saudi team, after the player expressed welcome to the move.
Al Ahly announces the departure of Mahmoud Trezeguet
Al Ahly Club published an official statement via its official accounts on social media, which stated: "The club announced the end of the contract with Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet, player of the first football team."
The Red Castle's statement added: "The step came in light of friendly discussions and consultations and a financial settlement governed by a distinguished relationship between the player and his club."
It continued: "Al Ahly extended thanks to Trezeguet for the past period in which he exerted every effort to contribute with his teammates to achieve the best results at all levels."
It concluded: "The player affirmed his full thanks to the club and its board of directors for the attention and appreciation he received, and he also expressed his gratitude and love for the loyal Al Ahly fans whom he cherishes and owes a great deal of support and backing throughout his football career."
What did Mahmoud Trezeguet offer with Al Ahly Club?
Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet had returned to Al Ahly during the past summer transfer window, coming from Trabzonspor of Turkey, to bolster the team's attack in the 2025 Club World Cup.
Trezeguet delivered distinguished performances in the Red Giant jersey throughout the past season 2025/2026, proving himself as one of the team's most prominent attacking elements, both domestically and continentally.
Trezeguet opened his journey with Al Ahly in the 2025 Club World Cup in the United States of America, where he emerged as one of the team's stars, but he suffered bad luck after missing a decisive penalty kick against Inter Miami of the United States.
On the group stage level, Trezeguet played 3 matches with the team, within the first group against Inter Miami, Brazilian Palmeiras, and Portuguese Porto, without providing any goal contributions.
Overall, the player participated in 33 matches across various competitions, scoring 18 goals and providing one assist during them, bringing his total goal contributions to 19 during the past season.
The Egyptian international star won the top scorer award in the African Champions League in the past season, after managing to score 6 goals, despite the team's exit from the competition in the semi-final round.
Trezeguet, aged 31, was linked to a contract with Al Ahly extending until the summer of 2030, but his transfer to Al-Riyadh Saudi has opened the door to the swift end of his experience.
What did Trezeguet offer with Al Ahly in numbers?
Egyptian League: Played 21 matches - Scored 11 goals
African Champions League: Played 7 matches - Scored 6 goals - Provided 1 decisive pass
2025 Club World Cup: Played 3 matches - Did not score or assist
Egyptian Super Cup: Played two matches - Scored one goal
Achieved: Egyptian Super Cup title 2025/2026
