Al Ahly linked with Nantes’ Franco-Algerian winger Yassine Benhattab in potential free transfer move

Franco-Algerian right winger Yassine Benhattab of FC Nantes is being linked with a move to Egyptian giants Al Ahly, with the 23-year-old’s contract situation in France reportedly opening the door to a possible free-agent switch.

Benhattab, who is valued at €2.00m on Transfermarkt, is currently on the books of Nantes, now competing in Ligue 2, but his deal has no listed expiry date, fuelling speculation that he could leave the club without a transfer fee if talks over fresh terms do not progress. The rumoured interest from Al Ahly has been logged with an unspecified probability (“?”), underlining how early-stage the discussions appear to be.

Born in Marseille on 18 November 2002, the 1.70m left-footed attacker is primarily deployed as an attacking right winger. He holds both French and Algerian nationality and is seen as a profile who could fit the technical, possession-heavy style often favoured by Al Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League.

Data from Transfermarkt lists FC Nantes as his current and main reference club, with no previous senior sides officially recorded in this dataset, suggesting he has developed through the French system before breaking through at Nantes. There is no confirmed record here of senior international caps, with his “national team” field reflecting his club rather than a country.

Recent match records in this dataset do not provide detailed opponent, date, scoreline or individual performance statistics for Benhattab, meaning there is no verified competitive appearance breakdown to reference at this time.

For Al Ahly, a move for a €2.00m-rated winger on a potential free transfer would represent a relatively low-risk addition with clear resale upside. For Benhattab, a switch from France to one of Africa’s most decorated clubs could be a defining step, giving him a larger platform on which to shape his reputation and fulfil his dual-national potential if the transfer ultimately materialises.