Goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic is on the verge of moving to a club Saudi FederationThis is the third foreign deal for the Jeddah club this summer, after signing Algerian Houssem Aouar and Frenchman Moussa Diaby.
According to the Saudi newspaper, Al-Riyadhiyah, Al-Ittihad has reached a final agreement with the Serbian goalkeeper and his club, Real Mallorca, and Rajkovic will join the ranks of the “Dean” for 4 years.
Predrag Rajkovic is considered one of the best goalkeepers in Europe in recent years, and the 28-year-old is particularly good at saving penalty kicks.
During the last 5 years, the Serbian international has saved (9) penalty kicks in his career with Stade de Reims and Real Mallorca, which is the largest number for a goalkeeper in the major European leagues since the 2019-20 season.
Predrag Rajkovic’s numbers with Mallorca
Mallorca signed Predrag Rajkovic in July 2022 from Stade de Reims, for 4 years, and the goalkeeper’s current market value is 10 million euros, according to data from the website “Transfer Market“.
The goalkeeper defended Mallorca’s shirt in 72 matches across all competitions, conceding 83 goals and keeping a clean sheet 21 times. He has 35 international matches in his career with the Serbian national team, during which he conceded 29 goals and kept a clean sheet in 12 matches.
Rajkovic’s transfer deal to Al-Ittihad comes as the Saudi club seeks to sign a distinguished goalkeeper in the current summer transfer window, after Brazilian Marcelo Grohe left the “Dean” ranks at the end of the 2023-24 season.
The Federal Administration is trying to sign a number of European stars this summer in order to compete for all titles during the next season 2024-25.
Unionists believe that the “Dean’s” deals during the past period were not up to the club’s ambitions, despite the inclusion of heavyweight names, such as the French Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante, and the Brazilian Fabinho.
During last season’s competitions, Benzema and his teammates appeared in a very bad way, and lost all the championships, and the team’s ranking dropped to fifth place in the championship. Saudi Roshen Leaguewhich the club won the title in the 2022-23 season.
It is noteworthy that Al-Ittihad will play a friendly match against Real Betis in Spain on Saturday evening, August 3, and after 4 days, it will meet Inter Milan in Italy in a friendly match, before returning to the Saudi city of Jeddah, to start the new season’s competitions.
