2016–17 USM Alger season
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USM Alger started their transfer business early, acquiring midfielder [Amir Sayoud](/wiki/Amir_Sayoud "Amir Sayoud") for an undisclosed fee \+ [Arslane Mazari](/wiki/Arslane_Mazari "Arslane Mazari") and [Djamel Chettal](/wiki/Djamel_Chettal "Djamel Chettal") from [DRB Tadjenanet](/wiki/DRB_Tadjenanet "DRB Tadjenanet") on 9 June. USM Alger continued their recruitment in 11 June, signing young defender [Raouf Benguit](/wiki/Raouf_Benguit "Raouf Benguit") Loan from [Paradou AC](/wiki/Paradou_AC "Paradou AC") for a €50,000\. 13 June, USM Alger confirmed their third summer signing in [Reda Bellahcene](/wiki/Reda_Bellahcene "Reda Bellahcene"), with the midfielder joining from [FC Saint\-Louis Neuweg](/wiki/FC_Saint-Louis_Neuweg "FC Saint-Louis Neuweg") for a free transfer. The club would later sign Ivorian prospect [Ghislain Guessan](/wiki/Ghislain_Guessan "Ghislain Guessan"), who joined the USM Alger team on a one\-year deal from [RC Arbaâ](/wiki/RC_Arba%C3%A2 "RC Arbaâ") and also [Abel Khaled](/wiki/Abel_Khaled "Abel Khaled") from the same club. end of the season also saw the return of six players from the loan they [Abderrahmane Meziane](/wiki/Abderrahmane_Meziane "Abderrahmane Meziane"), Nazim Aklil, [Abderrahmane Bourdim](/wiki/Abderrahmane_Bourdim "Abderrahmane Bourdim"), [Mohamed Taïb](/wiki/Mohamed_Ta%C3%AFb "Mohamed Taïb"), [Ibrahim Bekakchi](/wiki/Ibrahim_Bekakchi "Ibrahim Bekakchi") and ivorian [Manucho](/wiki/Fabrice_Elys%C3%A9e_Kouadio_Kouakou "Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou"). in the month of July joined by four new players to the team they [Rafik Bouderbal](/wiki/Rafik_Bouderbal "Rafik Bouderbal") from [AS Lyon\-Duchère](/wiki/AS_Lyon-Duch%C3%A8re "AS Lyon-Duchère"), [Ziri Hammar](/wiki/Ziri_Hammar "Ziri Hammar") from [JS Saoura](/wiki/JS_Saoura "JS Saoura"), [Mohamed Benyahia](/wiki/Mohamed_Benyahia "Mohamed Benyahia") from [MC Oran](/wiki/MC_Oran "MC Oran") and [Toufik Zeghdane](/wiki/Toufik_Zeghdane "Toufik Zeghdane") from [MC Alger](/wiki/MC_Alger "MC Alger").

| Date |  | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 June 2016 | AM |  [Amir Sayoud](/wiki/Amir_Sayoud "Amir Sayoud") |  [DRB Tadjenanet](/wiki/DRB_Tadjenanet "DRB Tadjenanet") | Undisclosed \+ [Arslane Mazari](/wiki/Arslane_Mazari "Arslane Mazari") \& [Djamel Chettal](/wiki/Djamel_Chettal "Djamel Chettal") |  |
| 11 June 2016 | CB |  [Raouf Benguit](/wiki/Raouf_Benguit "Raouf Benguit") |  [Paradou AC](/wiki/Paradou_AC "Paradou AC") | Loan end of season \+ €50,000 |  |
| 13 June 2016 | CB / DM |  [Reda Bellahcene](/wiki/Reda_Bellahcene "Reda Bellahcene") |  [FC Saint\-Louis Neuweg](/wiki/FC_Saint-Louis_Neuweg "FC Saint-Louis Neuweg") | Free transfer |  |
| 28 June 2016 | FW |  [Ghislain Guessan](/wiki/Ghislain_Guessan "Ghislain Guessan") |  [RC Arbaâ](/wiki/RC_Arba%C3%A2 "RC Arbaâ") | Undisclosed |  |
| 30 June 2016 | ST |  [Abderrahmane Meziane](/wiki/Abderrahmane_Meziane "Abderrahmane Meziane") |  RC Arbaâ | Loan Return |  |
| 30 June 2016 | FW |  [Manucho](/wiki/Fabrice_Elys%C3%A9e_Kouadio_Kouakou "Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou") |  [RC Relizane](/wiki/RC_Relizane "RC Relizane") | Loan Return |  |
| 30 June 2016 | DF |  Nazim Aklil |  [JSM Skikda](/wiki/JSM_Skikda "JSM Skikda") | Loan Return |  |
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  [Abderrahmane Bourdim](/wiki/Abderrahmane_Bourdim "Abderrahmane Bourdim") |  RC Relizane | Loan Return |  |
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  [Mohamed Taïb](/wiki/Mohamed_Ta%C3%AFb "Mohamed Taïb") |  RC Arbaâ | Loan Return |  |
| 30 June 2016 | DF |  [Ibrahim Bekakchi](/wiki/Ibrahim_Bekakchi "Ibrahim Bekakchi") |  [CA Bordj Bou Arréridj](/wiki/CA_Bordj_Bou_Arr%C3%A9ridj "CA Bordj Bou Arréridj") | Loan Return |  |
| 1 July 2016 | AM |  [Abel Khaled](/wiki/Abel_Khaled "Abel Khaled") |  [RC Arbaâ](/wiki/RC_Arba%C3%A2 "RC Arbaâ") | Undisclosed |  |
| 1 July 2016 | AM / FW |  [Rafik Bouderbal](/wiki/Rafik_Bouderbal "Rafik Bouderbal") |  [AS Lyon\-Duchère](/wiki/AS_Lyon-Duch%C3%A8re "AS Lyon-Duchère") | Undisclosed |  |
| 2 July 2016 | AM |  [Ziri Hammar](/wiki/Ziri_Hammar "Ziri Hammar") |  [JS Saoura](/wiki/JS_Saoura "JS Saoura") | Undisclosed |  |
| 2 July 2016 | DM |  [Mohamed Benyahia](/wiki/Mohamed_Benyahia "Mohamed Benyahia") |  [MC Oran](/wiki/MC_Oran "MC Oran") | €150,000 |  |
| 4 July 2016 | RB |  [Toufik Zeghdane](/wiki/Toufik_Zeghdane "Toufik Zeghdane") |  [MC Alger](/wiki/MC_Alger "MC Alger") | Free transfer |  |
| 20 December 2016 | AM |  [Faouzi Bourenane](/wiki/Faouzi_Bourenane "Faouzi Bourenane") |  [Příbram](/wiki/1._FK_P%C5%99%C3%ADbram "1. FK Příbram") | Undisclosed |  |
| 25 December 2016 | FW |  [Mohamed Benkablia](/wiki/Mohamed_Benkablia "Mohamed Benkablia") |  [JS Kabylie](/wiki/JS_Kabylie "JS Kabylie") | Free transfer *(Released)* |  |
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Who has been loaned from and to which clubs?