Lee had previously turned out for Danish side FC Midtjylland for three seasons where he won one league title and one domestic cup.

Another young central defender - Jakhongir Urozov - also secured a transfer to an European club with the 22-year-old moving on loan to Rubin Kazan of the Russian Premier League.

The Uzbekistan international was selected by Fabio Cannavaro for the Central Asian nation’s debut at the FIFA World Cup where he played against Colombia and DR Congo.

Aymen Hussein has also switched clubs, with the 30-year-old Iraq forward starting a new adventure in Central Asia after signing for Pakhtakor FC.

Hussein has played for a whole host of clubs, the last being Al Karma last season in the Iraqi Stars League and also scored the only goal for Iraq at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Meanwhile, activity remained high in the Saudi Pro League with left-back Faris Adli swapping Neom SC for Al Ittihad Club while Albanian Nedim Bajrami joined Al Taawoun FC from Scottish giants Rangers.