He was one of the faces of Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021. The capital club then had a transfer window with great fanfare by recruiting Achraf Hakimi, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nuno Mendes, Danilo Pereira, Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi and Georginio Wijnaldum. If the first four are still players from the Ile-de-France club, Sergio Ramos is free while Lionel Messi has gone to Inter Miami. For Georginio Wijnaldum? It just settled.
Loaned last season to AS Roma, the Dutch midfielder did not convince in a season where he was however a Europa League finalist. The 32-year-old player has just found a new base, however, as he arrives in Saudi Arabia near Al-Ettifaq. He signed a three-year contract there, until June 2025.
He finds Jordan Henderson
“Dutch international Georginio Wijnaldum has joined Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia on a permanent transfer. The Club wishes Georginio every success for the rest of his career.” can we read in a press release from PSG. A new adventure for a player who will discover a fifth championship after the Eredivisie, the Premier League, Ligue 1 and Serie A.
The one who has 38 appearances with Paris Saint-Germain for 3 goals and 3 offerings arrives in the current fifth of the Saudi Pro League where he will find a former teammate. In the middle, he will evolve alongside Jordan Henderson with whom he won the 2019 Champions League and the 2020 Premier League for Liverpool. He will also be under another Reds scoring player, Steven Gerrard.
