Celtic captain Callum McGregor will not reunite with Brendan Rodgers in Saudi Arabia this summer.
McGregor, 33, had previously been linked with a move to Rodgers' Al Qadsiah.
However, we understand that, due to the number of foreigners on their books, a transfer won't happen this summer.
Saudi Pro League clubs are allowed up to 10 non-native players on their rosters, and Al Qadsiah have already reached that limit.
McGregor, who recently switched to a Dubai-based agent, could still move to the Middle East, with another of his old bosses, Ange Postecoglou, recently taking charge of Al-Nassr.
Asked about McGregor's future at Celtic's pre-season training camp in Portugal last week, manager Martin O'Neill said: "He hasn't hinted to me he wants to leave at this minute. That would be a bad blow. But sometimes money is a big thing, particularly when you're past 30.
"I will have a chat with him. He hasn't brought it up at this moment, so maybe if he doesn't speak to me, it'll be all right.
"But if he does, I will tell him that we want him at the football club. But obviously if something comes in that is just mind-boggling for him, that becomes a different issue."
McGregor is contracted at Celtic until the summer of 2028.
