The Saudi Al-Ettifaq Club is seeking to enhance its roster with distinguished foreign elements during the upcoming summer transfer window, in preparation for the new season, as part of its efforts to achieve better results on the local front.

Despite recent rumors, the 'Asharq Al-Awsat' newspaper confirmed that Al-Ettifaq's management does not include Algerian Ryan Cherki, the star of French Lyon, in the list of targeted players for the upcoming summer.

Sources clarified that the club has already begun to implement a comprehensive plan to reorganize its foreign professional file, as the club is moving towards parting ways with the duo Vitinho and Karl Toko Ekambi.

The management aims to sell the contract of Jamaican winger Demarai Gray in the upcoming period, as part of a strategy to redistribute positions within the team, targeting players who excel in wing play and in the defensive midfield position.

The administrative body plans to register player Joao Costa as a professional player under the age of 21, with this approach continuing until the arrival of the next winter transfer market, providing the team with greater flexibility in selecting foreign players.

Al-Ettifaq Club, under the leadership of national coach Saad Al-Shehri, occupies the seventh position in the standings of the Roshan Saudi League, with 44 points, just two rounds before the end of the current season.