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Roma have formally despatched Saud Abdulhamid to RC Lens on mortgage with an possibility to purchase for a reported charge of €2-3m.
The 26-year-old right-back was offered by his new membership with a video impressed by The Simpsons.
𝙻𝚎𝚜 𝙻𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙾𝙸𝚂 𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚘 📺 Episode 5: Bollaert-delelis as a brand new backyard. 🏟️ 𝚂𝙰𝚄𝙳 𝙰𝙱𝙳𝚄𝙻𝙷𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙳 𝙴𝚂𝚃 𝙻𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙾𝙸𝚂. ✍️#Leslensois pic.twitter.com/ocxsjo3a58 – Racing Membership de Lens (@rclens) August 3, 2025
He had solely joined Roma a yr in the past from Al-Hilal for €2.5m, however struggled to get common taking part in time on the Stadio Olimpico.
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In a single full season, he made simply eight aggressive appearances, nonetheless managing to attain one objective and supply one help.
Saud Abdulhamid leaves Roma for Lens
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 12: Saud Abdulhamid of AS Roma scores his crew’s second objective throughout the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Part MD6 match between AS Roma and SC Braga at Stadio Olimpico on December 12, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
In keeping with experiences in France, the switch is a mortgage with possibility to purchase on the finish of the season.
The choice is believed to be value circa €2-3m.
Roma had been in superior negotiations to ship Abdulhamid to Toulouse FC as an alternative, however they might not make the squad work with non-EU slots.
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He grew to become the primary ever Saudi Arabian participant to function in Serie A.
