Trapped in Saudi, Belaili “Wants out” Four months after Rejecting Marseille Transfer

Youcef Belaili cuts a desolate figure and reportedly wants out of Saudi Arabia’s Premier League where he’d moved to four months ago.

A star player in the recent Africa Cup of Nations as he helped Algeria to the continental trophy, the 27-year-old has found playing time unbelievably herculean to attain.

He joined Al-Ahli Jeddah where he had been tipped to sign, shunning overtures from the English Premier League and French Ligue 1 outfit Marseille.

However, to his dismay, the Desert Foxes’ star is reduced to a bench-warmer, starring just six times in the thirteen matches his club has played in the new season.

Sources close to the player confirmed the wing-midfielder is agitating for a move, having failed to force his way into Swiss gaffer Christian Gross’ thinking.

It is believed Ah-Ahli will not stand in his way if he engineers a loan move elsewhere with an unnamed Algerian side reported to be ardent on securing his services but are put off by his exorbitant wages.

In the modern game where playing minutes is a determinant of a player’s value in the market, the attacking midfielder’s price tag is expected to decline significantly.