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Richard Rios has completed a move to Al-Ittihad FC from Benfica. The story was first reported on 1 September and is backed by 2 reports, including 2 from tier-1 sources, led by @FabrizioRomano.
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A weighted read of source quality, corroboration, deal stage and freshness — built from the reports below.
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🚨🟡⚫️ Al Ittihad will pay €4m loan fee to Benfica for Richard Rios and also 100% of the salary will be covered by the Saudi side. No buy option clause; Rios formally returns to Benfica in June then assessing future in 2027. https://t.co/5hKqcgw01Y
🚨🟡⚫️ Al Ittihad have agreed deal to sign Richard Rios, here we go! Loan deal from Benfica until June 2027 with main part of salary covered, no buy option clause. Green light to sign next. 🇸🇦 https://t.co/LfQT6F3J60
Aggregated from public reports by football journalists. Signal strength reflects reporting reliability — not the probability of the deal happening, and not a betting market.
Reported by 2 — 2 tier-1, 0 tier-2.
Track records come from our resolved outcomes ledger; reporters with too few resolved calls show as “building”.
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