Argentine international striker Paulo Dybala, who won the Qatar 2022 World Cup with his country, bid farewell to his teammates in the Italian club Roma, in preparation for his move to the Saudi League to defend the colors of Al-Qadisiyah, according to what the Italian media reported Thursday.

A video clip was published of the 30-year-old Argentine leaving the Trigoria Center designated for the training sessions of the Italian capital club, where a group of fans were waiting for him to greet him in his last appearance before leaving the team he joined in the summer of 2022 from local rival Juventus.

The "Forza Roma" website, which specializes in news about the capital club, reported that Dybala was "clearly affected" when he left the training headquarters, while the "Corriere dello Sport" newspaper and the "Sky Sport" network revealed that the Argentine bid farewell to his teammates on Thursday and did not participate in the morning training session. Rather, he was satisfied with physical exercises.

Corriere dello Sport indicated that Roma and Al-Qadisiyah negotiated regarding Dybala until after midnight on Wednesday-Thursday, and then resumed negotiations in the morning in the hope of reaching an agreement as quickly as possible, especially since the coach of the capital club, Daniele De Rossi, does not want any outstanding issue. With Sunday's match against Empoli in the second stage of the local league.

Dybala played 78 matches in the colors of Roma in all competitions, during which he scored 34 goals, since joining him from Juventus, with whom he spent seven seasons. He played with them 293 matches in all competitions, in which he scored 115 goals and was crowned with the local league title five times and the local cup four times. times, the local Super Cup twice, in addition to reaching the Champions League final in 2017.

Dybala, whose career with Juventus faltered due to injuries, was in the squad in which Roma played its first league match against Cagliari on Sunday (0-0), and he entered as a substitute in the 69th minute.

If he joins Al-Qadisiyah, Dybala will play in the front line alongside Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who moved this summer to the Saudi club from French side Marseille.

Al-Qadisiyah returned to the Elite League at the end of the season after topping the Second Division League.

Al-Qadisiyah strengthened its ranks with other prominent players, such as Spanish defender Nacho Fernandez, who won the local league and the Champions League with Real Madrid last season before winning the European Cup this summer with his country’s national team, Mexican striker Julián Quiñones (from Mexican America), and Belgian goalkeeper Con Castells. (Germany Wolfsburg), Uruguayan midfielder Nahitan Nandes (Cagliari, Italy), and Argentine defensive midfielder Esquiel Fernandes (Boca Juniors).

Al-Qadisiyah begins its league campaign on Friday, hosting Al-Fateh.