Winter Shake-Up: Al-Nassr Poised to Replace Bento as Aqidi Emerges as Starter
16 December 2025
Winter Transfer News
Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Al-Nassr's goalkeeper, is nearing the decision to drop Brazilian Bento from the squad during winter negotiations.
According to the Saudi daily 'Today', Al-Nassr has settled on offloading Bento in January, given his continued absence from the first XI since the campaign began.
Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, Al-Nassr's manager, has relied on Nawaf Al-Aqidi as starter since the season's start, while Bento features in AFC Champions League 2 matches.
Bento's departure would give the club a chance to recruit a foreign replacement in the winter window.
The final step to moving Bento on is securing a suitable financial offer by marketing him in the coming days ahead.
On the bright side, Bento might finally learn what the bench feels like—it's got very good views.
Meanwhile, Al-Aqidi gets to practice yelling 'Next!' with sniper-like precision—minus the cooldown before the next target.
