Al Ahli open talks to sign Rodrigo de Paul

Al Ahli have been unable to sign Piotr Zielinski, who plays for Napoli, to strengthen their midfield, so they have started working on another former Serie A player, Rodrigo de Paul. As reported by Fabrizio Romano and confirmed by Matteo Moretto in 'Relevo', the Saudi club have opened talks with Atletico Madrid to find out if the Argentine, who cost 35 million from Udinese, is available for transfer.
Now, his market value is 54.5 and, according to the sources mentioned in the previous paragraph, the 'Colchoneros' are not closed to talks, although they will make it very difficult to let Cholo Simeone's midfielder leave the club.
He has started both games of the season, against Granada at home and Real Betis away. In previous seasons, the World Cup winner in Qatar was also used to being in his coach's starting line-up.
For the moment, the player's opinion on this leak has not been made public. If he is happy with the deal, he could join a team that already boasts some of the biggest names in the big leagues, including former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, former Manchester City striker Riyad Mahrez, former Newcastle star Allan Saint-Maximin, former Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessie, and former Roma and Atalanta defenders Rober Ibanez and Merih Demiral respectively.