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Roberto Firmino's cycle in Saudi football is heading towards an end!

The striker was cut from the list of registrants for the Saudi Pro League and will only be able to play in Asian Champions League games.

The information was published by journalist Fabrizio Romano, the wizard of the transfer market.

At 33 years old, Firmino was overlooked by fellow Brazilian Galeno, who arrived in this window for over R$ 300 million, exceeding the limit of foreigners in the Saudi club.

The former Porto player even made his debut on Friday (7), in the 2-0 win over Al-Fateh.

Firmino has nine goals and five assists in 25 games this season.

The Brazilian's last game for Al-Ahli was on February 3, when he scored a bicycle kick goal in the 3-1 win over Al-Sadd, precisely in the Asian Champions League.

Repatriated by Santos in this transfer window, Neymar lived a similar situation to Firmino's before rescinding his contract, being able to play only in the Asian Champions League.

Heading to Brazil?

Firmino received inquiries from Brazil in the last two transfer windows, mainly from Flamengo, but never advanced in negotiations.

According to the GOAL website, the striker does not want to give up his contract with Al-Ahli, which runs until June 2026 and earns 22 million euros per season.

Out of the Saudi club's plans, Firmino would have the desire to return to European football and is evaluating an exit in June, still according to GOAL.

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