Overview
- Head coach Simone Inzaghi confirmed Núñez’s removal from the domestic list, describing it as a difficult call driven by foreign‑player registration limits.
- Núñez remains eligible only for the AFC Champions League, where Al‑Hilal have roughly five potential matches left this season.
- Benzema joined from Al‑Ittihad in January, claimed a foreign‑player slot, and marked his debut with a hat‑trick.
- Defender Pablo Marí was also left out of Al‑Hilal’s Saudi Pro League squad under the same quota constraints.
- A proposed January move to Fenerbahçe fell through, and reports now suggest a possible summer exit is being considered.