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Roberto Firmino. Age: 31. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Figueirense, Hoffenheim, Liverpool. Club career stats: 553 appearances; 168 goals. Brazil stats: 55 caps; 17 goals. Current situation: Just left Liverpool as free agent, linked with move to Spain and Saudi Arabia. PA
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TOP SAUDI PRO LEAGUE TARGETS. Karim Benzema. Age: 35. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Lyon, Real Madrid. Club career stats: 816 appearances; 435 goals. France stats: 97 caps; 37 goals. Current situation: Just announced that he is leaving Real Madrid after 14 seasons and has moved to Saudi Arabia champions Al Ittihad. AFP
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Sergio Ramos. Age: 37. Position: Defender. Clubs: Sevilla, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain. Club career stats: 805 appearances; 112 goals. Spain stats: 180 caps; 23 goals. Current situation: Has also just left PSG and is free agent. AFP
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N'Golo Kante. Age: 32. Position: Midfield. Clubs: Boulogne, Caen, Leicester City, Chelsea. Club career stats: 431 appearances; 24 goals. France stats: 53 caps; two goals. Current situation: Has one year left on his current Chelsea contract and only managed nine games in injury-hit season at Premier League. Moved to Al Ittihad. Getty
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Sergio Busquets. Age: 34. Position: Midfield. Clubs: Barcelona. Club career stats: 747 appearances; 20 goals. Spain stats: 143 caps; two goals. Current situation: Free agent after spending his entire career at Barca. Linked with move to Al Hilal. EPA
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Hugo Lloris. Age: 36. Position: Goalkeeper. Clubs: Nice, Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur. Club career stats: 747 appearances; 20 goals. France stats: 145 caps. Current situation: Has one year left on his Spurs contract but just announced that he wants to leave Premier League club. EPA
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Sadio Mane. Age: 31. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Metz, Red Bull Salzburg, Southampton, Liverpool, Bayern Munich. Club career stats: 504 appearances; 206 goals. Senegal stats: 95 caps; 35 goals. Current situation: Had poor first season in Germany with reports suggesting Bayern keen to offload player. Linked with move to Saudi Arabia and return to Premier League. EPA
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Luka Modric. Age: 37. Position: Midfield. Clubs: Dinamo Zagreb, Zrinjski Mostar, Inter Zapresic, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid. Club career stats: 747 appearances; 120 goals. Croatia stats: 164 caps; 23 goals. Current situation: Contract with Real ends this summer with reports suggesting he will be leaving for Saudi Arabia. EPA
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Angel Di Maria. Age: 35. Position: Winger/attacking midfielder. Clubs: Rosario Central, Benfica, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus. Club career stats: 772 appearances; 162 goals. Argentina stats: 131 caps; 29 goals. Current situation: Set to leave Juve as free agent after one season with interest from Saudi Arabia and the US. AFP
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Roberto Firmino. Age: 31. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Figueirense, Hoffenheim, Liverpool. Club career stats: 553 appearances; 168 goals. Brazil stats: 55 caps; 17 goals. Current situation: Just left Liverpool as free agent, linked with move to Spain and Saudi Arabia. PA
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TOP SAUDI PRO LEAGUE TARGETS. Karim Benzema. Age: 35. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Lyon, Real Madrid. Club career stats: 816 appearances; 435 goals. France stats: 97 caps; 37 goals. Current situation: Just announced that he is leaving Real Madrid after 14 seasons and has moved to Saudi Arabia champions Al Ittihad. AFP
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Sergio Ramos. Age: 37. Position: Defender. Clubs: Sevilla, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain. Club career stats: 805 appearances; 112 goals. Spain stats: 180 caps; 23 goals. Current situation: Has also just left PSG and is free agent. AFP
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N'Golo Kante. Age: 32. Position: Midfield. Clubs: Boulogne, Caen, Leicester City, Chelsea. Club career stats: 431 appearances; 24 goals. France stats: 53 caps; two goals. Current situation: Has one year left on his current Chelsea contract and only managed nine games in injury-hit season at Premier League. Moved to Al Ittihad. Getty
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Sergio Busquets. Age: 34. Position: Midfield. Clubs: Barcelona. Club career stats: 747 appearances; 20 goals. Spain stats: 143 caps; two goals. Current situation: Free agent after spending his entire career at Barca. Linked with move to Al Hilal. EPA
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Hugo Lloris. Age: 36. Position: Goalkeeper. Clubs: Nice, Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur. Club career stats: 747 appearances; 20 goals. France stats: 145 caps. Current situation: Has one year left on his Spurs contract but just announced that he wants to leave Premier League club. EPA
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Sadio Mane. Age: 31. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Metz, Red Bull Salzburg, Southampton, Liverpool, Bayern Munich. Club career stats: 504 appearances; 206 goals. Senegal stats: 95 caps; 35 goals. Current situation: Had poor first season in Germany with reports suggesting Bayern keen to offload player. Linked with move to Saudi Arabia and return to Premier League. EPA
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Luka Modric. Age: 37. Position: Midfield. Clubs: Dinamo Zagreb, Zrinjski Mostar, Inter Zapresic, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid. Club career stats: 747 appearances; 120 goals. Croatia stats: 164 caps; 23 goals. Current situation: Contract with Real ends this summer with reports suggesting he will be leaving for Saudi Arabia. EPA
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Angel Di Maria. Age: 35. Position: Winger/attacking midfielder. Clubs: Rosario Central, Benfica, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus. Club career stats: 772 appearances; 162 goals. Argentina stats: 131 caps; 29 goals. Current situation: Set to leave Juve as free agent after one season with interest from Saudi Arabia and the US. AFP
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Roberto Firmino. Age: 31. Position: Attacker. Clubs: Figueirense, Hoffenheim, Liverpool. Club career stats: 553 appearances; 168 goals. Brazil stats: 55 caps; 17 goals. Current situation: Just left Liverpool as free agent, linked with move to Spain and Saudi Arabia. PA
The top Saudi Pro League targets - in pictures
Host of world stars on shortlist for move to Middle East
Gareth Cox
05 June, 2023
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