Four senior players were let go by Liverpool at the end of the season, including Roberto Firmino.

According to reports, Roberto Firmino has officially signed with Saudi Pro League team Al Ahli.

After joining Liverpool from TSG Hoffenheim in 2015 for an eight-year stint, the Brazilian left the club at the end of his contract.

Bobby Firmino, Al Ahli player, followed by a tick emoji to indicate the player’s move to Saudi Arabia has been finalized, according to Fabrizio Romano’s report.

Understand Roberto Firmino has now reached full verbal agreement with Al Ahli, here we go! 🚨🟢🇸🇦🇧🇷 #AlAhli

Medical tests still pending — final step to get the deal signed.

Contract will be valid until June 2026.

Firmino would join Édouard Mendy in case deal will be completed. pic.twitter.com/ZXGPTxcZtx

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 29, 2023

The three-year contract for Firmino was signed in Dubai, according to the Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh.

With Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy joining Al Ahli, the 31-year-old is the most recent player from Europe to relocate to the Gulf state.

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which also owns an 80% stake in Newcastle United, is the majority shareholder in Al-Ahli, owning 75% of the company. The four top clubs in Saudi Arabia, Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, and Al-Hilal, were acquired by PIF earlier this month, according to a statement.

Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to join Al-Nassr, other players including Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, and Ruben Neves have relocated to Saudi Arabia.

For the Reds, Firmino made 362 appearances, contributing 79 assists and 111 goals. He was a vital member of the team that won the Premier League, the FA Cup, the Carabao Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup in addition to the Champions League.

“He is so integral for everything that happened here in my time,” Jurgen Klopp said of the player’s departure last month. Even though he didn’t start as many games recently, I believe he still started the majority of them.

“I just couldn’t picture how our game would be without him for a very, very long time. Since he wasn’t always available, we had to find other ways to succeed. For instance, Sadio [Mane] last year did exceptionally well in that area.

“But yes, I will miss him as a person, a human, and a boy. As players, we will all miss him, but I believe this is the proper way to part ways: with tears in our eyes, in the knowledge that we will all miss the other because it will be the same the other way around.

“But we are professional football players, and we occasionally have to part ways; it’s a totally normal thing. As a result, we will always be friends, and I will always be grateful to him for everything he did for my family and me. He will also forever be remembered as one of Liverpool’s greatest players. What more could a footballer possibly want in life?

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Sadio Mane, an ex-Liverpool player, is expected to join Ronaldo at Al-Nassr.

Sadio Mane, a former forward for Liverpool, is reportedly on the verge of joining Al-Nassr this summer.

The Senegalese, who is presently playing for Bayern Munich, is rumored to be in discussions with Al-Nassr, the team of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Mane is about to leave Europe, claims journalist Sultan Al-Otaibi of AIPS Media, who reports via Bavarian Football Works.

Remember that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations winner made 269 appearances while playing for Liverpool, scoring 120 goals and supplying 48 assists.

The Premier League and UEFA Champions League were two of the six trophies Mane helped the Reds win.

Mane, 31, relocated to Bayern Munich from Liverpool last summer on a three-year deal with a €32 million transfer fee.

With only 12 goals and six assists in 38 appearances across all competitions, the Senegal international assisted the Bundesliga’s top teams in capturing the league title the previous season.

But because of his injury history and inconsistent play, Mane is frequently found out of the starting XI.

Additionally, the captain of Senegal was involved in two altercations in the locker room, one of which involved punching Leroy Sane.