The Saudi summer transfer market witnessed cases of Saudi players returning to their original clubs after their contracts were sold or loaned to other clubs, with large sums of money involved. This raises questions about clubs’ evaluation of their players and their ability to retain them. For example, Saleh Abu Al-Shamat returned to Al-Ahli after loan spells and contract sales; Yasser Al-Shahrani returned to Al-Qadisiyah after 13 years at Al-Hilal; and Abdullah Madu returned to Al-Nassr from Al-Ettifaq after a year of being sold. These cases reflect challenges clubs face in assessing players and retaining them, alongside various technical and financial motives behind re-signing players.