He had an agreement with Barcelona, betrayed them, and is going to Arabia in search of millions

Rúben Neves, the Portuguese midfielder, has been in the sights of Barcelona for several months, generating expectations that he would wear the blue and garnet jersey. However, in recent days, there has been a drastic change due to the economic problems faced by the Catalan club.

His agent, Jorge Mendes, has reached an agreement to take him to Saudi Arabia in search of economic benefits. According to reports from Relevo, Rúben Neves will play for Al-Hilal starting next season.

To finalize his signing, the Saudi team is close to reaching an agreement with Wolverhampton for a sum of 55 million EUR, a figure that Barcelona cannot match at the moment.

Everything indicates that Rúben Neves' move to Al-Hilal will be officially announced this week, which is a relief for Xavi, as the Portuguese player was never part of his plans. Xavi has had differences with president Joan Laporta in an attempt to prevent his arrival, although Laporta considered him a priority.

He didn't want him

Despite Laporta's insistence, Xavi has been clear from the beginning, he did not want Rúben Neves on the team. He was presented as a replacement for Sergio Busquets, but the coach always had it clear that Neves could perform adequately as an interior midfielder, but not as a defensive midfielder. In this regard, Xavi believed that the priority should be to invest the money in other players.