Nothing works under 20 million
Does a Bundesliga star move to Saudi Arabia?
14.07.2025 – 8:48 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Granit Xhaka has been one of the most important players at Bayer Leverkusen in the past two years. It is not yet clear whether he will stay in Germany beyond the season.
Granit Xhaka is repeatedly associated with other clubs in this transfer summer. As the “kicker” now reports, Saudi Arabia-Club Neom SC is interested in an obligation by Bayer Leverkusen’s midfield. As transfer expert Fabrizio Romano explains, the climber from the desert state has already left an offer for Xhaka.
Xhaka still has a contract in Leverkusen until 2028, but is heavily flirting this summer with a change. The NEOM SC association belongs to the Saudi State Fund PIF and therefore has a very large financial scope. According to “Kicker”, a sum of 20 million euros is the basis for talking about an Xhaka change.
This sum, including bonuses, had transferred Bayer to FC Arsenal for the Swiss international in 2023. Accordingly, the Werkelf would deal with a good deal, after all, the 32-year-old also got two years older and had a significant share in the Leverkusen championship 2024. A small indication of a change in Xhaka into the desert state is social media. The Swiss follows the Saudi club on the platform.
Since his change in the summer of 2023 to Leverkusen, Xhaka has played 99 competitive games, winning the German championship and the DFB Cup with the 2024 club.