Kalidou Koulibaly has left Chelsea after only one season to join Saudi Professional League side Al-Hilal.
The Senegal captain moved to Chelsea from Napoli last June on a four-year deal worth £34million, making 32 appearances and scoring two goals in 23 Premier League appearances.
His entry into the Saudi Professional League adds to the list of high-profile footballers who have moved to the league in the past six months.
Karim Benzema joined Al-Ittihad after 14 seasons in Real Madrid and Christiano Ronaldo moved to Al Nassr in December after a fallout with Manchester United.
Wolves captain Ruben Neves has also signed the dotted line to join Al-Hilal in a £47 million deal.
For Koulibaly, Chelsea will bank a transfer fee of £18million from Al-Hilal, also clearing his £200,000-a-week salary off their books.
Chelsea Departures
With this new move, the Senegalese defender joins other top-level footballers and Chelsea players now playing in the Arab League.
On June 21, Chelsea announced that N'Golo Kante will move to Al-Ittihad on a free transfer following the expiration of his deal with the Blues.
After Koulibaly and Kante, Edouard Mendy, Romelu Lukaku and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are reportedly in the final stages of their move to the Gulf state.
