Al-Ahli commit to Enzo Millot as Saudi club reject summer transfer offers

Al-Ahli have made a final decision to retain French midfielder Enzo Millot and reject all offers for him during the current summer transfer window.

The Saudi club’s sporting administration has closed the door on negotiations over the player’s departure, according to Saudi newspaper Al-Midan Al-Riyadi, which reported that the decision was “final and not open to discussion”.

The move reflects Al-Ahli’s confidence in Millot’s ability and the importance they expect him to have in their plans for the 2026-27 season. The club’s decision followed a detailed technical assessment of the contribution he has made since joining the team.

Millot has become one of the players on whom Al-Ahli’s coaching staff are relying as they prepare for the new campaign. His performances in recent matches have strengthened that position, with the midfielder providing an influence both in creating opportunities and in linking the different areas of the team.

Those displays have earned him significant praise from both the coaching staff and the club’s management. Al-Ahli believe his ability to support the midfield and connect the lines has made him an important part of their squad structure.

Al-Midan Al-Riyadi said the club’s hierarchy considers losing Millot at this stage would create a technical gap that would be difficult to fill. As a result, the Saudi side have decided that the French player will remain with the team despite the interest and offers surrounding his future.

The decision comes as Al-Ahli continue to work actively in the summer transfer market. The club have completed more than one strengthening deal in recent days as part of a wider plan to build a competitive squad capable of challenging for all available honours.

Their recruitment strategy is based on two main principles: bringing in high-quality new players while also preserving the team’s existing core and avoiding the sale of influential members of the squad.

Millot is regarded as one of the leading figures in that core. By confirming that he will stay, Al-Ahli have brought an end to speculation linking him with a move away from the club.

The decision also underlines the role the midfielder is expected to play in the club’s project for the 2026-27 season. Rather than allowing negotiations over his future to continue, Al-Ahli have chosen to keep him as part of their plans while they reshape and strengthen the rest of the squad.

The club’s stance is therefore both a sporting judgment and a statement of intent in the transfer market. Al-Ahli want to add new quality without weakening the players already considered central to their ambitions, and Millot has been placed firmly among those they do not intend to lose.