Al Wasl ranked highest market value following top signings

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Al Wasl topped the list of the most active and highly valued clubs in the 2025-26 ADNOC Pro League summer transfer market ahead of the new season beginning August 16.

The announcement was made under Transfermarkt, a a global website specialising in club and player statistics.

The most notable signings include Brazilian Pedro Malheiro, who recently joined Al Wasl from Trabzonspor, Turkey, for a market value of around AED 25.8 million, making him one of the league's most expensive signings this season. He was joined by Brazilian defender Willian Rocha, who joined Al Jazira from CSKA Moscow, Russia, for the same value.

Other top signings include Brazilian Matheus Saldanha, who joined from Hungarian side Ferencvarosi for AED 21.5 million, and his teammate Adrilson da Silva, who joined from French side Olympique Lyonnais for AED 15 million.

The rest of the league's notable deals also reflected active activity at other clubs, with Iranian Mehdi Ghaedi, a player for Al-Nasr, arriving from Kalba Club, for AED 21.5 million, and Argentinian Elian Mateo Irala, a player for Shabab Al-Ahli, arriving from Argentinian club San Lorenzo, for the same amount.

The market value of Egyptian Ibrahim Adel, a player for Al-Jazira, arriving from Pyramids FC, and Argentinian Lucas Vera, a player for Al-Wahda, reached around AED 15 million each.

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