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The former Liverpool star, Roberto Firmino, will not be able to play for Al-Ahli for the rest of her Saudi Pro League campaign.
Firmino, 33, has scored five goals in 17 League games for the Jeddah club this season and has used the captain's bracelet on multiple occasions.
However, he was recently removed from the Club Pro League squadrone list to make space for the January Galen signature.
Saudi clubs are only allowed to have a maximum of 10 foreign players in their squads of the Professional League and Galen, such as Firmino, is Brazilian.
Galeno joined Al-Ahli from Porto at the end of last month for a rate in the £ 42 million region.
“It was a difficult decision for the club and based on the rules,” explained Al-Ahli, Matthias Jaissle.
Roberto Firmino, 33, will not be able to play for Al-Ahli in the Saudi Professional League again this season
It appeared in 17 League games for Al-Ahli this season before being abandoned from the team.
Firminino's replacement at the Saudi League League Squadron of Al-Ahli was a new signing of £ 42 million of doctor
In Firmino, Jaissle added: 'We appreciated it and treated him professionally. It is still one of our leaders.
Despite having been discarded from the last 15 games of the Al-Ahli League this season, Firmino is still eligible to play in the AFC Champions League.
Al-Ahli has won six of its first seven games in group B of the Champions League, which guarantees them a place in the elimination phase.
However, Firmino could be tempted to abandon Al-Ahli before the end of the current campaign.
Your contract should not expire until June 2026, but Al-Ahli may be open to the idea of freeing it early if you find an adequate new club.