CONFIRMED: Kader Meïté signs for Al-Hilal

Chelsea's pursuit of Kader Meïté reaches new heights. Numerous reports indicating a 82% probability of the aanvaller making the switch to his potential new club. Here is why.

Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team

Transfer Logic score:

Pros

Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling)
Comparable value to previously attracted players
Some direct competitors for position (João Pedro, Liam Delap)
Comparable quality to previously attracted players

Cons

Potential star player in position on team (João Pedro, Liam Delap)
Some potentially better competitors for position (Cole Palmer, João Pedro)

CONFIRMED: Kader Meïté signs for Al-Hilal.

31 Jan 2026

Al-Hilal beats Chelsea to sign Kader Meïté. Rennes accepts their €30M offer for the striker, ending the rumour of Kader Meïté moving to Chelsea.

Sources: Chelsea & Man United track Ligue 1 striker in high demand in Europe and Saudi

26 Jan 2026 03:41 CST https://www.caughtoffside.com - English

Premier League giants Chelsea and Man United are both interested in Rennes attacker Mohamed Kader Meïté who is high in demand.

Alternatives of Chelsea

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
55.3 59.1	Denys Slyusar	Rukh Vynnyky	€0.3M
55.3 55.9	Ashley Westwood	Charlotte	€0.2M
55.3 55.5	Ghanam Mohamed	Future	€0.3M
55.3 57.6	Sayed Abdallah	National Bank of Egypt	€0.4M
55.3 56.0	Xu Xin	Shanghai Port	€0.2M
55.3 58.3	Imad Riahi	RSB	€0.5M
55.3 57.3	Tomás Ribeiro	CyD Leonesa	€0.6M
55.3 60.4	Nilton	Beerschot	€0.7M

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