- Roberto Firmino has now reached full verbal agreement with Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli
- It is understood that the former Liverpool man will sign a contract with Al Ahli valid until 2026
Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino is one of the top players who could be moving to Saudi Arabia this summer transfer window.
According to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Firmino has now reached full verbal agreement with Al Ahli. The first step to get the deal signed is complete and it’s just a matter of time before the Brazilian officially moves to Saudi Pro League.
Roberto Firmino’s contract with Liverpool expires on June 30. Photo/ Football365.
It is understood that Firmino will sign a three-year contract with Al Ahli which will be valid until June 2026. The deal will advance to the final stages once the Brazilian talent completes his medicals. The tests are still pending, as Fabrizio Romano reports.
If all goes well, Roberto Firmino will join former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in Saudi Arabia at the newly promoted Al Ahli. Firmino’s contract with Liverpool is set to expire on June 30. The 31-year-old, who formed an iconic trio with Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, opted not to extend his contract at Anfield.
This means that only Mo Salah has remained with Jurgen Klopp’s side in the trio which won Liverpool several titles, including a UEFA Champions League and Premier League. Sadio Mane was the first to leave last summer as he joined German side Bayern Munich and won the Bundesliga title on the final day of last season.
Firmino joined Liverpool from TSG Hoffenheim in 2015 for about 29 million euros. The Brazilian forward was a clutch player and soon became a fan favourite during his time at Anfield. He was initially an attacking midfielder before Jurgen Klopp converted him to a striker.
Firmino effectively linked the play well between center and attack. During his time with the Merseyside club, he scored 111 goals and provided 79 assists in 362 games. In last season’s campaign, the gifted Brazilian scored 13 goals and managed four assists in over 30 games. He is the highest Brazilian goalscorer in the English Premier League with 82 goals.
Apart from the Champions League and the Premier League, Firmino also won the FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and EFL Cup.
Roberto Firmino had options in Europe before making up his mind to move to Al Ahli. According to MSC, the brilliant Brazilian had interests from Italian side Inter Milan, La Liga giants FC Barcelona and Turkish side Galatasaray.
Saudi Arabia are throwing huge salaries to attract top players from European clubs. It’s just a matter of time before Firmino joins the list, which also includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy and Ruben Neves.
Roberto Firmino joins the list of top players moving to Saudi Arabia. Photo/ The Liverpool Offside.
It also started with Al Nassr signing Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portuguese had his contract with Manchester United terminated. We could see several other players moving to the Middle East country before the end of this summer transfer window.
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