Al Hilal Saudi Arabia announced the end of its contractual relationship with its French striker, Bafetimbi Gomez, through a video clip published by the club through its official account on “Topter”.
Gomez moved to Al Hilal in August 2018, coming from the Turkish Galatasaray, for 6 million euros, according to the Transfer Market website.Several reports indicated that Al Hilal will suddenly sign a financial deal with Gomez, to exit the team during the current winter transfer period, in light of the club's desire to sign a new striker before the Club World Cup. 
Bafetimbi Gomez played 147 games with the team in all tournaments, during which he scored 107 goals, the last of which was in the Mohammed bin Salman Professional Cup League last round in the Al Batin net.