Dutch midfield maestro Georginio Wijnaldum is on the verge of joining Saudi Arabian club Al Ittifaq, bidding adieu to his brief time with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The transfer, reportedly valued at \u20ac6.9 million, is set to span three years, and it marks a fresh chapter in the career of the versatile midfielder.<\/p>\n
Wijnaldum\u2019s journey to Al Ittifaq comes after a relatively short stay at PSG. After a high-profile move from Liverpool to the French capital in 2021, many expected him to continue his European football journey at the elite level. However, the new challenge in a different footballing landscape appears to have won him over.<\/p>\n
Al Ittifaq is one of Saudi Arabia\u2019s well-established football clubs, competing in the Saudi Professional League. The club boasts a passionate fan base and a history of success within the domestic league. Wijnaldum\u2019s arrival is expected to inject a dose of European flair into the squad, providing the team with invaluable experience and leadership on the pitch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wijnaldum is all set to sign for Al Ittifaq on a three-year deal from PSG for \u20ac6.9 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":35214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[447],"class_list":["post-12999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-psg"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}