Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 697. (Read 126630 times)

Al-Hilal is again targeting other European players and this time their target is a Lazio player, Sergej Milinković-Savić. It is reported that Al-Hilal has made an offer worth 40 million euros to be able to bring in Sergej Milinković-Savić from Lazio this summer and it is not long before the two parties will reach an agreement. Apart from that Al-Hilal is just waiting for the green light from Sergej Milinković-Savić for now and for sure Sergej Milinković-Savić will really agree to this transfer if the salary per season is also very large for him.

Lazio will surely be very happy if they get fresh funds of that size and they can spend it again to find replacements or buy players according to the club's needs. It looks like this will be another success for Al-Hilal having previously managed to get Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Players who have a sense of loyalty and thankfulness are not very common and in the case of Pogba staying at Juventus Turin because he thought he has to fulfill responsibility is questionable to say the least. Pogba in particular is a guy who is after the money and would go wherever the most is offered to him at least within Europe. When he was injured the reason for him to stay was that he had a good contract in that moment and that nobody was really interested in signing him for the same salary. Of course now he would say that he stayed because he loves the club... It's always the same. Benzema also said he loves Real Madrid, one day later he was gone to Saudi Arabia.

A dilemma for Silva with a big salary or continuing career in Europe with Manchester City.

The Saudi League club's offer is more than twice the salary in Europe if the players choose money then the right choice is to move to the SPL, who will not be tempted by this offer of course a player wants a high salary but it must be thought again because it is not playing in Europe anymore.

The scenario that Bernardo Silva takes chooses an Arab club then he will be famous there but to return to Europe will be very difficult considering his age will not be easy anymore, maybe for now he is still productive with his performance now even starting Manchester City but something that Pep Guardiola hopes to stay.

I don't know if he will make a decision in the near future?

Currently it is indeed a serious conversation when a player is in Arabia and it is always associated with the Saudi league team in the end. However, some of the European star players are also Muslims, so their arrival to Arabia is of course for worship and not for talks with the Saudi league team. I think Paul Pogba felt quite guilty about his arrival last season which did not make a good impression on Juventus and therefore he chose to stay at Juventus to complete his responsibilities as a player after recovering from injury.

But if there is an offer from a Saudi league team for Paul Pogba it will be realized next year and for now he has no doubts about being part of the Juventus squad. Regarding the rumors of Savic, I think he is much better than Pogba at the moment and he could replace Pogba next season and make him have to wait his turn to play from the bench.

Is it possible that the Saudi Pro Liga is targeting audiences from Italy?, because he is one of the Italian players who is quite famous even though he is old and currently only plays in Serie B, because to be honest his age is no longer supportive for a club that wants to compete to become champions in the Saudi Pro League moreover, the salary offered will of course be very large and could be bigger than what Buffon got from Parma, so an offer from one of the Arab League clubs certainly has other targets because the Arab League is not only targeting to be more competitive but also famous and attracting many viewers on televised broadcasts of their matches are certainly one way.
But from the rumors circulating he hopes to retire in Italy so it is possible for him to refuse the offer even though the money offered can be very tempting and retire with a lot of assets of course the hope of many players

If i were silva and it will be so hard to reject saudi's offer.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37968997/bernardo-silva-offered-500k-week-saudi-club-sources

I think that anyone will be also thinking the same as what saudi offer to him is far above what already received by him now. I think that manchester city is also trying to make sure silva gonna decide what's gonna be his future.
Silva must try to take a decision as soon as possible. It's hard to determine his future. I can understand if that was a very big amount of salary offered by saudi club.

The decision is in silva right now. City is only trying to push him to take the decision as soon as possible. City is not also under pressure to sell silva to the saudi club. I remember when pep said that if he is willing to see some important players to stay.

New rumour recently appears that Paul Pogba was into Arabian clubs radar and reported his agent Rafaela Pimenta has went to Saudi Arabia to talking about this transfer although Pogba himself has been refuse this rumour because he still not interested to playing at Arabian Pro League but Juventus will thinking possibility to sell him if a good offer comes to them especially Juventus still needed money to gets more players to strengthen their squad

We all know Pogba has come to Juventus with free transfer status from Manchester United and he is expected to play well like he did before but long term injures has been ruin his performance that last season Pogba only playing 10 times and he hasn't give any significant contribution for Juventus so it's normal if Juventus want to sell him although probably he doesn't want to playing at this league but maybe huge money will change his decision and Juventus this summer was aiming Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio so if this transfer happened Milinkovic-Savic will be threaten Pogba position on the squad

It is too soon to talk about it with Buffon. With his postion, goalkeeper, and his professionality, he will be able to play very long and till 50s is possible if he want. He must accept to sacrifice his time for family and to play at lower quality leagues when he gets older. If he accepts such things, he will be able to prolong his career further into his 40s and maybe his 50s.

He is King Kazu Miura who was a most successful Japanese football player before Hidetoshi Nakata made his good career in Europe in 1990s and 2000s.

His full name is Kazuyoshi Miura.

Let's see how it will be going on. Buffon is confusing now to determine which decision shall be taken by him. Retirement is not good enough for him consider his age is old. Saudi's offer is not that bad on his age right now. Buffon can still make a lot of money.

His age is affective his performance. Buffon becomes less responsive. Buffon shall not take the wrong decision. It will be bad for him if he take wrong decision.

For the only thing i want to see Bufon going to Saudi Arabia and playing its to reach the finish of the contract with 47 years and after that he make a renewal and reach the 50 years old playing at some good level, he can be the first one to reach that age and still playing.

I know in Japon one guy still playing with 58 years but i dont know how much he play.

Saudi's offer is very interesting but buffon shall aware if he is an old guy right now. It will be far better if he can enjoy his life without getting big pressure. Buffon can announce his retirement as soon as possible to make everything clear.
He will not accept saudi's offer consider his age is not young again yet there's no confirmation came from buffon. I hope buffon is gonna retire and enjoy his life. It has been a very long time since he was playing at the top of his performance in serie a.
Buffon needs to think about that. He must think about his condition. He can't force his heart to work even harder. His health is not the same as when he was young.

A few days ago I saw some news that some Saudi teams want to hire Buffon while he is still under contract with his team Parma and he left other teams to play there and get retired from the team where he start his career but according to some news, he was absent in the training cap and this can maybe a good reason to say he is getting closer to leave his team to the Saudi teams.
However, the Buffon we know, respects his team and he won't join Saudi teams even for the money he can earn there.

So basically everything might look certain after Bayern Munich got Harry Kane. Because if he comes to Bayern Munich, it is possible that there will be more Bayern Munich strikers and there is an option to sell if they judge that the player has failed to make a big contribution to the team. Al Ahli is the front team that can get Sadio Mane, but it depends on Mane whether he is ready to leave the European stage or still wants to stay in Europe next season.

For now Bayern Munich probably won't think about Mane or the offers that have come their way regarding Sadio Mane. Bayern Munich have been more preoccupied with the Harry Kane transfer saga as Bayern Munich have made a second bid increasing their bid to €80 million plus add-ons.

To end this speculation, here's what Mane's manager said: Sadio Mane’s manager denies rumored move to Saudi Arabia

It has been said that Chelsea wasn't on their options either but Mane's transfer is already rumored because Bayern might not able to allocate all the forwards in the team because they are on the hunt and the thing is, Mane's camp aren't even denying that. So, it did seems that it will all happen this summer. Meanwhile, Manchester United remains steadfast and shows their interest to acquire Mane.

Mane 31 years including old players it is the average age of players who go to the Saudi League I mean European players, other indications can be seen from the market value that continues to decline compared to last season decreased from €60m and now €25m imagine if Munich holds Mane until next season is expected go down to 15m-20m so actually if the offer from the Saudi League is true then it is the right moment to release it before he goes as a free transfer because the contract will expire in 2025.

I remember what made us sure that Sadio Mane would move to Saudi Pro League was when Transfermarkt published rumors + includes local media, 3 clubs from this league are interested in bringing it but we forgot that it was rumors, until finally Sadio Mane's agent confirmed there was no offer   

It's true they made great strides with their money, recruiting elite players from Europe as well as Coaches being the fact that Saudi Arabia is trying to build its own domestic league. Rather than buying a club from Elite, investing in domestic football (Domestic League) will add a lot of profit to them. TV rights, Sponsors, Jersey sales and various other benefits will make them a bigger profit. I think all of this will improve the image of Saudi Arabian football and especially the Saudi Pro League to a better level.

It looks like Saudi Arabia has ambitions to run for the hosting of the upcoming 2030 World Cup, so they start from improving the quality of football by improving their Domestic League. And sure enough as you said watching them spend money seems like it's part of the hobby. It looks like in the future we will start to get many choices to enjoy football along with the development of the Saudi Pro League which is increasingly competitive.

Yes, Mane still have talent and also he is still healthy and fit, he should still be able to play in the europa zone. Although previously at Bayern Munich he didn't play very well after being injured, but there is still a possibility for Mane to play better again. Also I read some news, reportedly there no official offer from a club in the Saudi league for Mane. But if there is an offer from the Saudi League with a high salary, I think it is possible Mane will think about it.

The point is, they don't see this more like a hobby. I'm pretty sure, it's not without reason if they dare to pour out fantastic funds. after all, what they do is not just to spend money. however, there is a mission behind what the PIF and the Saudi kingdom are doing. the Saudi kingdom sees, if the entrance for their various projects through football. with football, all eyes of the world will be on Saudi. that's why, they are willing to spend a lot of money to bring in top European players. in addition to bringing the development of Saudi football much further, they also opened the door for other countries to invest in Saudi. which means, Saudi has been open to do business with countries around the world. that is why, 4 pro saudi league clubs were acquired by prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Don't we see that what the Saudis are doing is the right step. don't be surprised, if Saudi will become a destination country, just like Abu Dhabi. their current focus is to host the 2030 world cup, after which this country will be increasingly visited by many tourists. they don't just rely on religious tourism for certain religions, and don't always rely on oil. but they plan to expand into other industries that will bring in a lot of money. But, this is just my personal opinion. So, our focus is on football, at least in the next 5-10 years, Saudi football will be much more advanced than other Asian countries.

Hm, I haven't heard any rumours that Mane might move to Saudi Arabia, it hasn't even been suggested, on the contrary, there are now suspicions that he will move to Chelsea. The English were in talks with Bayern in May about it, but since then nothing more is known, so maybe he will stay in Germany at all. Even if one considers the move to Saudi Arabia in theory it is strange, he is playing at a high level and could certainly do so for a few more years

It's understandable for players to leave for Saudi league if they are offered a lot of money they won't be getting in other leagues. That's the only thing Saudis can do at this moment, the power of money in todays football means something and instead of buying a European club to build into something larger, they are making their own league bigger which is a smarter decision if you ask me but it's a costly one.

They are going to spend a billion dollars per year on these teams which is going to be a lot but when you consider Saudi family probably has close to half a trillion dollars, you realize that spend a billion dollars per year on this league doesn't really even crack their top ten investments and they see this more like a hobby. So they can spend a few more 100 million per year contracts and still would not even feel it.