The former striker of Liverpool, Roberto Firmino, could leave Al Ahli because the club wants to sign the Portos Galeno.
The Saudi club cannot complete the move because they have filled its foreign player quota and has to cut out one of their foreign stars to achieve this.
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The Saudi Pro League clubs are limited to having ten foreign players in their teams, with eight per matchday.
The foreigners in the Al -Ali squad include Edouard Mendy, Roger Ibanez, Merih Demiral, Matteo Dams, Ezgjan Allioski, Alexsander, Gabri Veiga, Franck Kessie, Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney.
Galeno was authorized by Porto to undergo a medical with the Saudi side, but the deal was complicated by the foreign player rule.
The move has been verbally agreed, but now the risk is exposed to how to collapse last summer.
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Although Firmino was a regular starter and captain of Al Ahli, he could make room for his fellow Brazilian.
It only comes 18 months after he moved from Liverpool to the Middle East in 2023. According to reports, he earns € 365,000 per week and is the third highest earner in the team behind Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney.
He performed 24 times this season and managed eight goals and four templates.
Before the opening of the winter transfer window, it was reported that Al Ahli unloaded the 33-year-old and wanted to bring a left wing player alongside a midfielder.
A step that manager Matthias Jaissle hopes gives him the tools to improve their fifth position in the table.
Jose Mourinho’s team Fenerbahce is reportedly interested in the company in, as they take first place in Galatasaray with six points.
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The Saudi Club Al Tauwoun also revolves the player with a potential loan contract.
Firmino could be the second earlier red who returns to Europe from Saudi Arabia, as Jordon Henderson did. He now plays for Ajax after his stay at Al -ettifaq.
The Brazilian made 362 appearances for Jürgen Klopp’s team and achieved 111 times after signing Hoffenheim from the Bundesliga outfit in 2015.
He was part of one of the most scary thirty attacks by the Premier League next to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Man.
Firmino played a key role in the triumph of the Champions League in Liverpool in 2019, the title Success of Premier League in 2020 and the FA Cup, the Carabao Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup victory.