Al-Hilal begin contract talks with Hassan Tambakti and Nasser Al-Dawsari as Salem Al-Dawsari waits

Al-Hilal have started negotiations to extend the contracts of Hassan Tambakti and Nasser Al-Dawsari, but have yet to discuss a new deal with captain Salem Al-Dawsari.

Salem Al-Dawsari’s current contract with the Saudi club expires at the end of the season. That means he will be able to sign an agreement with another club in January and move for free the following summer.

However, according to Al-Midan, the player’s preference is to remain at Al-Hilal by agreeing to an additional one-year contract. The Saudi international reportedly wants to finish his playing career at the club, where he has spent his entire senior career.

Despite that wish, Al-Hilal have not opened negotiations with their captain. Al-Midan also reported that the club’s management has not formally discussed Salem Al-Dawsari’s renewal at all, raising doubts over whether there is currently a genuine intention to keep him.

The situation contrasts with the club’s approach to Hassan Tambakti and Nasser Al-Dawsari, whose contracts also expire at the end of the current season.

Talks with both players are understood to be progressing positively, with the pair reportedly close to signing new agreements that would keep them at Kingdom Arena until 2029.

Salem Al-Dawsari has been absent from Al-Hilal since the start of the current season because of an injury suffered after representing Saudi Arabia at the 2026 World Cup. The injury returned after he had played three matches for Al-Hilal.

Known by the nickname “Al-Tornado”, Salem Al-Dawsari is Al-Hilal’s first-choice captain. He was promoted to the club’s first team in 2011 and has since helped them win several major honours.

Among those achievements are two AFC Champions League titles and six Roshn Saudi League championships.

The 23 November 2026 date, along with references to Neftchi and the AFC Champions League Elite, appeared in the source material as separate fixtures or page elements and was not connected to the contract situation.