Riyadh: Saudi football club Al Hilal announced Monday the signing of Turkish international defender Yusuf Akcicek from Turkiye’s Fenerbahce to join the club’s first team.

According to Qatar News Agency, the club made the announcement on its official “X” account, confirming the four-year deal that extends until 2029. Akcicek is Al Hilal’s fifth signing of the current summer transfer window. He joins Uruguayan Darwin Nunez, Frenchman Theo Hernandez, and local duo Ali Lajami and Abdulkarim Darisi.