Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 117. (Read 119638 times)

But with all this, I see that there are still few people who really observe the development of Al-Ahli and most of them still focus on Al Hilal and Al Nassr, which are the two top teams and have fierce competition, but that natural because these two team have football stars.
I also believe in Al-Ahli ability in the future, for the 2024/25 season there are still some big hopes for the development of Al-Ahli performance and it can be much better than last season, they can become one of the strong competing teams if they really focus on stability and consistency of strength.

Actually, Roberto Firmino is still 32 years old and this is not too old because if he can continue playing well, he still has at least 2 to 3 years before he really experiences setbacks, but it is not clear whether Roberto Firmino will be accepted if he wants to return can enter the Premier League.
There, talented young players are far superior and more in demand, if the competition is tighter then Roberto Firmino chances of returning are only slim, but if that fails, he will inevitably have to survive and get used to Matthias Jaissle leadership style.

I haven't seen any quite striking movements from Al-hilal in the transfer market this time. Maybe some of the players they loaned out have returned and some players have also been released. Such as Muteb Al-mufarrij who moved to Al-Taawoun, Mohammed Jahfali who moved to Al-kholood and Abdulelah Al-Malki who was loaned to Al-ettifaq.¹ Several players were also released due to the end of their contracts. but regarding new players coming in I haven't heard any news. Maybe Al-hilal already feels strong enough with the depth of their main squad at the moment. So there is no longer a need for many changes there. But I'm sure Al-hilal will also make moves in the transfer market. We'll see until the transfer market ends.

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1. https://www.transfermarkt.co.id/al-hilal-sfc/transfers/verein/1114/plus/?saison_id=2024&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=

Al-ittihad looks like it will be the most aggressive club in the transfer market this time. Because they definitely want to fix what was wrong with their club last season. Because after winning the 2022-23 season, it turns out they failed in the 2023-24 season. And yes, it is a hard blow for the club which definitely wants to win the title again next season. And yes, I'm curious if this young player can enter the SPL. Will he be better than the players who are no longer young who have joined before or not?

Oh yes, I haven't followed Al-Hilal in the transfer market this time. Are they also moving to increase the strength of their squad which actually looked perfect last season? I still feel Al-Hilal will continue to dominate next season too.

Ederson doesn't have to wait until his contract at Manchester city expires before he moves to Saudi Arabia to play for Al Nassr. If he wants to make money and still be watch he has to move there while Ronaldo is still playing. With his skills at the goal post, he can help Al nassr including all the other quality players that they have to win trophies at Saudi Arabia. I think as soon as Ronaldo leaves the league, the league is going to lose its relevance. Al Nassr will be paying him more than Manchester city will be paying and he has already won everything there is to win in the premier league therefore there's no reason to stay back at Manchester city if Al nassr is calling.

Interestingly, previously the Al Qadsiah promotional team had brought in Nacho Fernandez from Real Madrid and currently Marseille is ready to release Aubameyang from the club to join Al Qadsiah. Quoted from Romano's report, Auba will sign a contract valid until 2026 as Nacho's new teammate. Currently Marseille is in negotiations regarding fee payment terms with Al Qadsiah, and here we go said Fabrizio Romano.

Well, Al Qadsiah has brought in two top European players to deepen their squad. very interesting to follow, then which other players are they targeting to deepen their team squad so they can compete with the elite Saudi Pro League teams. It seems that there will be several competitors who are ready to compete to be at the top of the standings next season. So, it's not just Al Hilal and Al Nassr who will be competing fiercely next season.

Well, that is quite a very good adition for the league and also for the Al itihad, Blanc is a very well know coach and he can make the team play better, also he is french and with that he can know more on how to treat Benzema for example.

Yes, Neymar's fate in the last few seasons has been very worrying, because he has always been plagued by injuries. So, Neymar's performance on the field is often hampered because of his condition. Apart from that, the injury Neymar is currently experiencing can be said to be the longest injury he has ever experienced. Because with the injury he is currently experiencing, it is estimated that it will take 10 to 11 months to recover. So from several media reports that I read, it is predicted that Neymar will not be able to join Al Hilal at the start of this season. Maybe if you look at these conditions, there is a possibility that Neymar can return to playing again in October or November with Al Hilal. But I also hope that Neymar can play football again as soon as possible. Because it's been a long time since I saw his appearance on the field.

But what's on my mind right now is whether Neymar still has his prowess in playing football. The reason is, in the last few seasons he has rested a lot and of course rarely trained due to the injury he suffered, so it is likely that he will be a little stiff again when playing football. So Neymar definitely needs more adaptation and training to be able to find his best performance again. Apart from that, Neymar also has to change his bad habits. Because from several media reports that I read, Neymar often lacks discipline.

And if Neymar can return to playing for Al Hilal, his attack line will definitely be sharper. So clubs in the Saudi Arabian league definitely have to be aware of this. The point is that the clubs in the Saudi Arabian league must really prepare their respective teams better, so that next season Al Hilal will have equal opponents. Because as we know, this season Al Hilal has not been defeated by any team in the Saudi Arabian League.

Yes, it's true that now Benzema can reunite with Laurent Blanc. They have worked together in the French national team. And yes, the news I read also turns out that Laurent Blanc is the coach recommended directly by Benzema. And hopefully that way Benzema can play more optimally at Al-ittihad. Because so far I have seen Benzema playing not very optimally and in fact he rarely played last season because it was reported that there was a dispute with the previous coach or something. But last season, Benzema was not really in a fit condition. So the previous coach also argued that he didn't play Benzema for that reason.

Last season Al-ittihada experienced quite a drastic decline because they could only finish in 5th place, winning only 16 matches out of 34 matches. and yeah that's not a good result at all from a big club like al-ittihad in the SPL who are champions in the 2023 season. Next season it is hoped that the change of coach will bring this team back to their best condition again. well, let's hope it works. And make the competition even more exciting.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1813091195184128021

After the announcement of their new coach, Laurent Blanc, Al-Ittihad started moving quickly and now they just have to complete the final documents to bring in Houssem Aouar from Roma. It's a bit strange because he just joined Roma last season and next season he will go to the Saudi pro league.

He is still quite young at 26 years old and perhaps the offer of a large salary made him very interested and I think that is a natural thing. He plays as a midfielder and will partner Ngolo Kante in Al-Ittihad's midfield. The cost is quite cheap, 12 million euros and here Roma also doesn't set a cost that is more expensive than when Roma brought him from Lyon. Well, it looks like we will see another young player who is risking his career and it should be noted that as a midfielder he is quite progressive by contributing 4 goals for Roma last season.

Neymar has spent most of his career plagued by injuries so we can call Neymar an unlucky player. He had to move from PSG to Saudi only because of his injury problems. Knowing that Neymar may be injured, the Saudi club Al Hilal has signed this star with their club for a large sum of money, but the Brazilian star has not had the opportunity to play many matches for his team. 

After playing only a few matches, we saw him sidelined for a long time with injuries and he has not been able to recover himself till now. However, according to various action journalists, Neymar is going to return to the national team very soon, and he himself is going to return to the field for the club. We Neymar fans are definitely looking forward to this day.

Al Qadsiah is a newly promoted team and will play in the Arab top league next season, but it looks like Al Qadsiah will be a challenger for another strong team in the Arab League next season, after successfully recruiting Belgian goalkeeper Koen Casteels who performed quite impressively with Belgium at this year's Euros, Al Qadsiah moved quickly by signing Nacho from Madrid and now they have managed to get a pretty good striker and have enough goalscoring instinct High from Marseille, bringing Aubameyang is one of the lucky ones for Al Qadsiah because Auba is a striker who is still very great and has a lot of experience in big clubs so far.

Aubameyang has agreed all personal terms with Al Qadsiah and it is reported that Aubameyang will get a contract until 2026, the issue of the amount of salary is still a secret but like other Arab clubs of course their  will be able to pay Aubameyang a salary greater than his gets from Marseille at the moment, currently Al Qadsiah is still waiting for final approval from Marseille before they officially register him with the current Saudi Arabian League authorities.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1812822798999433550?t=RdtL9CcjEP_besT0VmUPAQ&s=19

Yes, the news is true because Benzema is having difficulty adapting to the Saudi League and he needs a coach who understands his playing patterns so that Benzema can find his rhythm again and at Al Ittihad he can appear as impressive as in the previous season and become a strong candidate again in the title race.
Laurent Blanc has good skills in the French League, especially at PSG, but his last performance with Lyon was less than satisfactory and now he has to accept an offer from the Al Ittihad club in the Saudi League. Hopefully he can be suitable in this League, especially there are French players like N 'Golo Kanté and Benzema they will definitely work well together.

Source : https://mediaindonesia.com/sepak-bola/685022/al-ittihad-tunjuk-laurent-blanc-as-pelasi

It is not impossible that he will leave Man City. Man City can get a new goalkeeper, it is not so difficult to get his replacement. Man City is the best team in EPL now, every player must expect to join Man City. If Man City must let Ederson moving to SPL, their scouts won't be so difficult to get a new goalkeeper. I support the idea that he will join Al Nassr. Al Nassr still has no strong goalkeeper, their current goalkeeper is not so strong. If they hire Ederson, their defense will have another strong player.

Atletico Madrid has Jan Oblak, I think Ederson won't move to Atletico Madrid. Ederson must have no plan to be a substituted player in his next club. If he must move to a new club, he must expect to be the main player there. If he won't be a main player, he must prefer to stay in Man City. He is the main goalkeeper in Man City, he actually has a great career in Man City.

It is true that with the arrival of Laurent Blanc he can make the team play well, because in the past the Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo, when he was coach of Al Ittihad, managed to win the Saudi Pro League, but unfortunately when Benzema arrived things did not They started to go well and he was fired and is now coaching Nottingham Forest. Nuno Espírito Santo was the coach of some good premier league teams like Wolverhampton and Tottenham, which is why I expected Al Ittihad to hire a coach with more experience than Nuno Espírito Santo, I thought they would hire a coach who has won many titles on many different teams. In the case of Al Ittihad, they could have hired the former Barcelona coach, I'm talking about Xavi. would have been a good option


in the Saudi Professional League there is Al Hilal, which is a perfect team because it has:

1 - good coach who achieved a lot, he managed to achieve something in every league he was in, so he is a coach with great experience

2 - there are good players, they are players who, when they play, can show a very beautiful quality of play, this has always been the hallmark of Jorge Jesus, coach of Al Hilal, when he coaches a team, he manages to make that team play very well

Also in the Saudi Professional League there is Al Nassr who, despite not being able to win the title, are still strong, I think it will not be an easy task for Laurent Blanc to achieve something in Saudi Arabia and if he fails to win the Saudi Professional League I see him being fired

For this one, I agree that Al-Ittihad needs new players to help Benzema in the attack line and so far I have monitored Al-Ittihad transfer activity it seems that no famous players have been recruited in this transfer window, we don't know whether they really haven't brought in new players or are waiting for the right moment. Last season Al-Ittihad brought in 5 top European players 2 of them are free transfers and 3 other players worth almost 100 million so it's strange if they don't bring in any top European players into the squad. The last rumor we heard was that Al-Ittihad were interested in Moussa Diaby, a player from Aston Villa and the market value of this player is around 55 Million, would Al-Ittihad spend that much money for one player? Apart from that, Moussa Diaby is still 25, meaning he still has a career in the European leagues.

Blanc is a good coach, and Benzema will definitely be more comfortable working with him, since they know each other well, at least one can assume that Benzema will not have any conflicts with the new coach. ) For Al-Ettihad to become more competitive, it is necessary not only to change the coach, it is also worth thinking about adding a few more good players to help Benzema, I think Blanc will do a good job on this, especially if he receives good funding. It looks like the Saudi League continues to develop.

Players like Blanc won. Nobody argues against it. He was winning, stylish, and tough. But training? That is not the case, people. Consider a symphony as opposed to a rock concert. Both brilliant but with different crowds and skill sets. Still, he accomplished it. He didnt win the Champions League despite all that money and excellence PSG had. Right, that is the main one.

Still, this Al-Ittihad contract? He could gain from this. new difficulty. probably less pressure than in Europe, but still competitive. Saudi Arabia is heavily funding soccer, hence Blanc's experience could help them to succeed. He is informed and experienced. Perhaps his winning touch will come from this different setting. Laurent Blanc is a powerhouse when he is performing as expected. Give him time.

Laurent Blanc has worked with Benzema in the French national team, reportedly his appointment as manager of Al Ittihad was a recommendation from Benzema. Laurent Blanc success with PSG proves that the coach has the ability to boost Al Ittihad performance which slumped last season. Previously, Al Ittihad had almost agreed to recruit Pioli, but a change in the position of the club's top officials meant that the agreement did not take place, and Laurent Blanc has now officially been appointed as the new manager.

Last season Al Ittihad failed to defend the trophy, and they were only able to finish in 5th place by collecting 54 points. Their performance last season was very poor, and Benzema failed to adapt smoothly in his first season. I think the competition for next season will increase, where Al Hilal and Al Nassr will be the two favorite teams to win, Al Ittihad must try to fix the chaos within the team, if they want to be involved in the competition. We'll see if Laurent Blanc is able to manage Al Ittihad well, his success with PSG is expected to be repeated with Al Ittihad next season.

That's right, if you think about it logically, it is impossible for Manchester City to let go of its flagship goalkeeper. The reason is, Ederson has become an important part of Manchester City's defense under Guardiola. However, it is not impossible that Manchester City will allow Ederson to be signed by Al Nasr. Because of course this will be quite profitable for Manchester City. So for now we can only speculate regarding Ederson's transfer to Al Nasr. Because as far as I know, it's not just Al Nasr who are currently eyeing Ederson, several big clubs in Europe are also interested in bringing in Ederson, one of which is Atletico Madrid. So if, for example, Manchester City were to release Ederson in the transfer market, we don't know for sure which club he would go to. But what is clear is that if Ederson is interested in money, it is clear that Al Nasr will indeed be his main choice.

Al Qadsiah is quite serious about their first season in the Saudi Pro League, they are moving in this transfer market to get quality players who play in Europe. They must also be well aware that it is not easy to compete in the Saudi Pro League, especially since the clubs they will be playing against are also filled with many of the same star players they brought from Europe in the previous season. They don't hesitate to spend some money to get the players they want. I don't know for sure what their financial condition is, but with their movements in the transfer market, like most Saudi Pro League clubs, they also have good finances.

They took various approaches to get Aubameyang, they were very serious about getting the player's signature. now they will first wait what decision this player will take. However, Aubameyang will also definitely be interested because there are many quality players in the SPL, but perhaps there will be a further negotiation process that he will submit.