Everton have been linked with a move to sign RC Lens defender Saud Abdulhamid over the last few days.
It was reported earlier this week that Everton are exploring a move to sign Saud Abdulhamid ahead of the summer transfer window.
Abdulhamid is enjoying a productive season for the Ligue 1 outfit at right-back, which has been a problem area for Everton.
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David Moyes recently said he’s wanted a right-back for 12 months, so Abdulhamid has been identified as an early target.
Newcastle United are also circling his signature, but the Toffees should hold the upper hand in any forthcoming negotiations.
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The Friedkin Group should be able to play a major role in any potential transfer of Abdulhamid.
That’s because the 26-year-old defender is actually on the books of AS Roma, who are owned by the Friedkins.
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Abdulhamid, who is on loan at Lens, is due to return to the Serie A outfit at the end of the season.
So, if Moyes and his recruitment chiefs decide to greenlight the deal, it will essentially be the Friedkins who negotiate the transfer between the two sister clubs.
That leaves Newcastle with little control in the matter.
Saud Abdulhamid stats 2025/26
Abdulhamid is a very attacking right-back, as reflected by his statistics this season.
Competition Apperances Goals Assists
Ligue 1 16 0 3
Coupe de France 3 1 1
The 48-cap Saudi Arabia international has registered five goal involvements in just nine starts for the French outfit.
He has actually been playing as a right midfielder, as Lens play a back-three, so perhaps Moyes is thinking about shifting to a wing-back system.
Brooke Norton-Cuffy has also been linked to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and he too operates as a wing-back rather than as a traditional right-back.
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