The wheels are falling off
Just days after Jordan Henderson completed his move to Ajax from Al Ettifaq, another high-profile star is already looking to move on from Saudi Arabia.
Henderson lasted just six months into his two-and-a-half year deal before returning to Europe while Karim Benzema, currently at Al Ittihad, is said to be pondering his future after repots linked him with a move to Manchester United and Chelsea.
Now it appears that another big-name who made the move to the Middle East is considering his future.
Calciomercato revealed that Sergej Milinkovic-Savic admitted he was missing Lazio and dreams of a return to the Stadio Olimpico.
“Of course I miss them, I was there for eight years. Yes, I saw some of my teammates,” he said.
“Everything is fine. I was very saddened because I wanted to come on Monday to watch the final.”
According to La Lazio Siamo Noi, the 28-year-old shook hands with manager Maurizio Sarri and president Claudio Lotito at Riyadh airport and is believed to have said: “I miss you so much. I would like to return to Lazio.”
Milinkovic-Savic made 341 appearances during his time at the club, spending eight years at the Serie A side.
He signed for Al Hilal in a transfer worth £34m last summer and has gone onto play 27 games in all competitions this season, scoring an impressive 11 goals.
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- Jordan Henderson says leaving Saudi Arabia was a ‘football decision’
- First images of ‘clifftop stadium’ revealed ahead of 2034 World Cup
- Players are ‘hating every minute’ of big-money Saudi move
