French winger Moussa Diaby returns to Leverkusen until 2031 from Al Ittihad

[p]German tabloid Bild said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayer-leverkusen/4jcj2zMd/"]Leverkusen[/a] paid 27 million euros to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ittihad/QmsyAjWh/"]Al-Ittihad[/a] to bring [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaby-moussa/GYjwX8oI/"]Diaby[/a], 27, back to the BayArena.[/p][p][b]"When the request came, and the move was possible, I didn't doubt it for a second," Diaby said in a statement, adding, "the club has gotten bigger in the meantime - aiming for titles with Leverkusen is a very big goal of mine."[/b][/p][p]A fast winger, Diaby scored 31 goals and laid on 37 assists in 125 Bundesliga matches for Leverkusen after joining from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] in 2019.[/p][embed guid="c18d8a01-0c5a-464f-b200-662f92f98ed6" url="https://x.com/bayer04_en/status/2094782337833632164" social-type="twitter" /][p]He made his France debut while at Leverkusen and went on to gain 11 caps for the two-time world champions, last playing before the 2024 Euros.[/p][p]In 2023, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Villa[/a] paid 55 million euros to bring him to Birmingham but sold him a year later to Saudi side Al Ittihad.[/p][p]Double winners in 2023-24, Leverkusen were looking to boost their attacking options after missing out on the Champions League last season.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]