It is very strange that the Saudi clubs are not very active in this transfer window, I don't know why the Saudi clubs are not making big signings, perhaps they think that with the current foreign players who are playing in the Saudi clubs it is already enough to give the Saudi league a good image or are the Saudis saving money and no longer want to spend the same amount of money as in the past? Or is the Saudi market still not opening? There are many questions I have. but I'm sure of one thing about these questions: if Al Nassr doesn't hire another coach who is a coach with great achievements in the European leagues, then next season Al Nassr won't be able to achieve anything, especially if Al Hilal keeps the same squad and the same coach
Many factors have caused Saudi Arabian League clubs not to recruit as many players as last season. The simplest reason or factor is because the money that Saudi Arabian League clubs have is not as big as in last season's transfer market. The reason is that in the transfer market last season, clubs such as Al Nasr, Al Hilal, Al Ahli and also Al Ittihad bought many players from Europe. So in the current transfer market these clubs will definitely not buy too many players from Europe, maybe only 1 or 2 players. Because, of course it will cost a lot if you buy too many top players from Europe.
The second factor why the Saudi Arabian League clubs have not received any news regarding recruiting players, perhaps because the season has just ended so it could be said that the Saudi Arabian League clubs want to take a short break first. Additionally, the transfer window for most leagues is still not open. Likewise with the Saudi Arabian League transfer window which will open in July.
Premier League (Open : 14 June 2024, Close : 2 September 2024)
Spanish La Liga (Opens: 1 July 2024, Closes: 2 September 2024)
Italian League Serie A (Opens: 1 July 2024, Closes: 31 August 2024)
German Bundesliga (Opens : 1 July 2024, Closes : 2 September 2024)
French Ligue 1 (Opens : 1 July 2024, Closes : 1 September 2024)
Saudi Arabian League (Open : 1 July 2024, Close : 7 September 2024)
Source: https://www.bola.com/amp/5588055/jadwal-lengkap-buka-tutup-bursa-transfer-musim-panas-2024-dari-premier-league-liga-spanyol-serie-a-sampai-liga-arab-saudiWell, maybe that's why there is currently no news regarding the Saudi Arabian League clubs regarding the transfer market for players from Europe. Because most leagues in Europe open their transfer windows in July. And only the English league opens the transfer window in June.
And apart from that, talking about Al Nasr, I think Castro as the current coach has carried out his duties well. It's just that Castro has not been able to combine the players that Al Nasr currently has more optimally. That's why Al Nasr's performance this season is not good. Maybe changing coaches is also a solution for Al Nasr, but personally I don't think this is very important. Because what is clear is that Al Nasr's most glaring weakness at the moment is that he is not good enough at the back. So basically Al Nasr just needs to bring in pretty good defenders. Because I am sure that if Al Nasr's defense is strong it will definitely be able to compete more closely with Al Hilal.