Qatari club Al Rayyan SC has terminated the contract of 30-year-old Moroccan winger Sofiane Boufal in anticipation of Trezeguet’s arrival.
Al Rayyan terminated Boufal’s contract to register Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet in the squad after the Egyptian passed his medical to join from Turkish side Trabzonspor.
Boufal joined Al Rayyan last season but could not find his feet only playing in six games and was linked with a move to Cairo’s Al Ahly this summer.
He will now be replaced by Trezeguet, whose move to Al-Rayyan, ends his nine-year stay in Europe, which started with a move to Anderlecht from Al Ahly back in 2015.
Trezeguet also had spells with Belgian club Mouscron, Turkish clubs Kasimpasa, Basaksehir, and Trabzonspor as well as Premier League side Aston Villa.
He will now become Al-Rayyan’s seventh summer signing after names like David García from Osasuna and Julien De Sart from KAA Gent.
The club also has several well-known players, most notably Sofiane Boufal, Rodrigo, and Thiago Mendes.
The club finished last season in second place, qualifying for the AFC Champions League, and will be aiming to push Al Sadd aside next season after the latter swept the domestic titles. However, they did not start this season well winning one game from their first three.
