Is Roberto Firmino's Saudi nightmare over? Al-Ahli flop could leave in January with Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq interested

Just three goals have been scored by the 32-year-old in his 17 outings for Al-Ahli. The legendary player from Liverpool has now lost his spot in the all-star team led by Matthias Jaissle and hasn't started a game since late October. The Mirror reports that Steven Gerrard is looking to get Firmino back together with his old Liverpool teammates Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum at Al-Ettifaq.

Gerrard recently talked about potential interest in Firmino [via The Mirror]: "I obviously know Bobby extremely well, I've been a massive fan. I've followed him for years. At the moment, he's Al-Ahli's player, so it's very difficult for me to comment on that situation. But I've loved Bobby Firmino since the first day I watched him and I'm a huge fan."

Al-Ahli boasts a number of marquee players within their ranks including former Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez, Allan Saint-Maximin, Edouard Mendy, Franck Kessie, Gabri Veiga, Merih Demiral and Roger Ibanez. The Saudi league only permits six foreign players in the team, thus the sale of the Brazilian would clear the way for another international acquisition.

Al-Ahli will next be in action when they take on Al-Khaleej on Friday, December 29. The game could be Firmino's last for the side as the league will break for the winter and return in mid-February.