Al Ittihad hired some superstar players but they will couldn't have a good performance in the Saudi Arabia and they still failed to get a good place in the table at the end of the last season but now they are trying harder and they don't want to lose the chance to hire some superstar and end expensive players to have better results in this season.
That's why they hired Steven Bergwij the player of Ajax. He left Tottenham to join Ajax back in 2022 and now Steven Bergwij joined Al Ittihad for 21 million euros.
This season they are playing very well, the attack is so good that even Benzema scored a goal. I don't understand why they gave up on signing the Porto player, Galeno, all the news sites were already reporting the deal as concrete.
Al Ittihad Push for Galeno with €45m Bid After Arsenal Reject Trossard Offer
source: https://transfer-site.co.uk/other/al-ittihad-push-for-galeno-with-e45m-bid-after-arsenal-reject-trossard-offer/They made the Porto player stop training to deal with matters related to this transfer and when they were about to close the deal, they backed out and this created a lot of noise in the Portuguese press, with commentators even saying that Porto intended to complain to FIFA. Then they appeared announcing Steven Bergwij. It's funny that this also generated another controversy:
Koeman again on Bergwijn to Saudi Arabia: “If you are 26, the most important ambition needs to be a sportive one, not a financial one”.
“He could have just stayed at Ajax, right? I'm pretty sure Ajax are paying good too. At his age, I wouldn't make that decision”.
source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1830930635994607953I think that next time the management of Al Ittihad needs to be more organized
In this transfer window, the Arabs were once again the center of attention:
Saudi Arabia breaks the market again! The huge sum spent by the Saudis during the summer
source: https://www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com/en/transfers/saudi-arabia-breaks-the-market-again-the-huge-sum-spent-by-the-saudis-during-the-summer_307030_102.htmlbut there was a big reduction in money spent, this means that in the next transfer windows, they will sign fewer players. perhaps when Ronaldo retires these signings will reduce drastically and the Saudi league will return to being little known