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Roberto Firmino’s cycle in Saudi football is heading for an end!
The striker has been cut off from the list of registered for the Saudi Pro League and will not be able to play matches in the Asian Champions League.
The information was published by journalist Fabrizio Romano, the transfer market assistant.
🚨🚫 Roberto Firmino, left Al Ahli’s team for Saudi Pro League after Galeno’s arrival.
He can only play in the Asian Champions League now …
… And clubs will start to make initial approaches to sign Bobby. 👀🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/baeid8y6i1
– Fabrizio Romano (@fabrizioromano) February 8, 2025
At 33, Firmino was neglected by his Brazilian compatriot Galeno, who arrived in this window for more than 300 million rands, exceeding the limit of foreigners in the Saudi club.
The former Porto player even made his debut on Friday (7), during the 2-0 victory against Al-Fateh.
Firmino has nine goals and five assists in 25 games this season.
The last Brazilian match for Al-Ahli took place on February 3, when he scored a goal of bicycle kick during the 3-1 victory against Al-Sadd, precisely in the Asian Champions League.
Ratié by Santos in this transfer window, Neymar experienced a situation similar to that of Firmino before canceling his contract, being able to play only in the Asian Champions League.
Do you head for Brazil?
Firmino has received requests from Brazil in the last two transfer windows, mainly from Flamengo, but has never advanced in the negotiations.
According to the AIM Website, the attacker does not want to abandon his contract with Al-Ahli, which takes place before June 2026 and earns 22 million euros per season.
Plans of the Saudi club, Firmino would have the desire to return to European football and evaluate an outing in June, according to AIM.
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