And I think the peak of the popularity of the Saudi Pro League started when Al-Nassr succeeded in bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to their club. And I personally also started following every match Al-Nassr did because I was always curious about Cristiano Ronaldo playing there. Well, at first I just liked watching Al-Nassr. But then I got used to watching other clubs' games too. Especially Al-Ittihad and and Al-Hilal.
CR7's transfer was bringing the hype to the SPL. So many eyes were seeing it as one of unbelievable transfer by saudi club for european player.
My main concern was on the ronaldo's salary. There was no european club that has ever offered the biggest contract like what ronaldo received from al nassr. It was triggering so many media to pay attention to the SPL.
And now more and more European star players are joining SPL clubs. So, of course, the popularity of the SPL seems to last much longer, maybe even it will be increasingly recognized by football lovers around the world.
SPL gonna be considered as the best place to get bunch of money by european players in the future. I remember the story of oscar leaving from chelsea and join in the chinese club caused by chinese club offered him more salary. The same thing gonna happen in SPL.
In the past, all I talked about with my friends and family were the leagues in Europe. but now half of our conversation is almost 40% talking about the transfer market related to Arab clubs. speculating and sometimes betting about whether or not a particular club will succeed in getting the player it is aiming for.
That's it. It's relatively new and people feel amazed with how big the transfer being made by arabian club. It can't stop people from digging information about arabian club