He was world champion with Messi, now he could go to Saudi Arabia for 30 million

The Pro League is the tournament that has grown the most in the world over the last year. Since Cristiano Ronaldo decided to leave Manchester United to join Al-Ittihad in exchange for more than $200 million per season, many other stars have followed suit, tempted by the multi-million dollar salaries offered to them by Saudi Arabian clubs.

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Karim Benzema, for example, shocked everyone by leaving Real Madrid for Al-Ittihad. The latest Saudi league champions were aiming to repeat that success and so paid a fortune for the 2022 Ballon d'Or-winning French striker. Not only that, they also signed other stars such as N'Golo Kanté and Jota. However, things did not turn out as they had hoped and they are far from the top of the tournament standings.

That is why they recently changed coach: Marcelo Gallardo replaced Nuno Espiritu Santo. And now they are willing to hire other top players to improve the team. One of those targeted is Angel Correa. The 28-year-old forward was World Cup champion with Argentina in Qatar 2022 and has been with Atlético Madrid for almost a decade. There he has scored 74 goals and provided 58 assists in 397 games.

According to Sport, the Spanish side are willing to negotiate his sale, but will not let him go easily. "If they want him in Arabia, they must pay a significant amount for his transfer," a source connected with Atletico Madrid told the Spanish newspaper. Apparently, the figure Los Colchoneros are looking for is $30 million.

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They have already chosen his replacement

In case Angel Correa's departure to Al-Ittihad is confirmed, Atlético Madrid will look for a player to replace him next summer. And the target is another Argentine forward: Thiago Almada. The 22-year-old star shines for Atlanta United in Major League Soccer and, according to the specialized website Transfermarkt, is worth $29.6 million.