On Saturday, Al Jazira of the Emirates signed a contract with former French international midfielder Nabil Fekir until 2026, coming from Real Betis of Spain.
Al Jazira Club wrote on its account on the “X” platform: “Nabil Fekir is a Jazirawi,” indicating that the procedures for contracting with the Algerian-born player have been completed, after he had been in Abu Dhabi since Thursday.
Fakir (31 years old) completed the contract of foreign players in Al Jazira, which also includes the Egyptian Mohamed Elneny, the Dutchman of Tunisian origin Karim Rekik, the Frenchman Neeskens Kebano, and the Argentine Ramon Mieres.
Moroccan Hussein Ammouta, who will coach Al Jazira in July after leading Jordan to the runner-up spot in the 2023 Asian Cup, confirmed that “Nabil will be a strong addition to the team’s system. He is a great player who needs no introduction, and he will quickly integrate with the group despite his late joining.”
Al Jazira started the current season of the league with a surprising loss to Bani Yas 0-2, before making up for it by defeating Al-Orouba with the same score.
Amouta continued, “Al Jazira needs Nabil, especially after the departure of (historical scorer) Ali Mabkhout (to Al Nasr), and he will be an addition to the attack alongside Meres.”
Fekir excelled with Lyon, where he played from 2013 to 2019 (193 matches in all competitions and 69 goals), before moving to Real Betis, where he played 165 matches, scored 29 goals and provided 25 assists, leading them to win the Spanish Cup in 2022.
He played 21 matches with France and won the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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