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Toronto FC sells star Sebastian Giovinco to Saudi team

The Sebastian Giovinco era in Toronto is over.

Toronto FC, unwilling to meet the Italian international’s contract demands, has sold the star striker to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal FC, according to a source.

Toronto FC sold Sebastian Giovinco, the highest paid player in Major League Soccer last season, to a Saudi Arabian team on Wednesday.

Toronto had already turned down one bid for the Atomic Ant from a Middle East club. But facing an impasse in contract negotiations, the MLS side got what it could for Giovinco on Wednesday with the January FIFA transfer window about to close.