Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 73. (Read 118929 times)

he is our player, although he often starts from the bench. even so, his role with The Gunners is very contributory. Trossard wants to get a core role in the Arsenal squad, but Arteta often positions him as a supersub. fortunately, he often becomes the determinant of Arsenal's victory even though he is often played in the second half. it is clear that Arsenal will definitely reject him, especially now that Nektiah has left. there are not many options to become Arsenal's center forward line, so it is natural for Arsenal to reject him. besides, I did not read the report that Trossard had reached an agreement with Al Ittihad. if you look at Al Ittihad's plan, it seems that Trossard will be made a winger if Arsenal and the player agree. so, maybe Al Ittihad will look for other options to find the ideal one, because they seem to be prioritizing one more winger for their squad. by the way I seem to have missed something, it turns out that Danilo Pereira has joined Al Ittihad. at least, with his maturity and stability he can be relied on by Laurent Blanc in the defense of his squad.

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.

It is very clear that Arsenal will definitely not be willing to let go of one of their mainstay players. And we know Trossard is very important at Arsenal. He has always been one of Arteta's mainstay players in the Arsenal squad. So releasing this player will only put Arsenal at risk of decreasing sharpness in the attack line.  But Al-ittihad will not stop until they actually get players who are willing to join their club. Because Al-ittihad realizes that they are still far below the current A-hilal level. And if Al-ittihad wants to regain its glory, this club must add strength again. I'm sure Al-ittihad will get it. but I'm not sure if it's Galeno or not.

Anyone still remember Chris Smalling? The former Manchester United and Roma player has completed a deal with Al-Fayha for a 2-year contract. Chris Smalling will open a new path in his career and it doesn't feel too bad as a newcomer in the Saudi league this season.

Although he only joined a mediocre team from the Saudi league, it doesn't change the fact that he was a good player in the past. He is already 34 years old and one step away we will probably see him retire and maybe Al-Fayha will be his last club. He left Roma this season after the Italian club did not extend his contract.

Yes, Al Hilal is indeed able to maintain consistent performance quite well. This will indeed have a very good impact on Al Hilal, but I personally feel a little bored if, for example, the Saudi Arabian League competition is only limited to that. Because if you look deeper, this season the Saudi Arabian League clubs have not experienced much change in performance. A big example is Al Nasr, this season Al Nasr has not experienced any significant changes either in terms of performance or quality of players. The reason is that Al Nasr sometimes still has difficulties when facing teams that are not that great. For example, when Al Nasr played against Al Raed, at that time Al Nasr was very difficult and only achieved a draw in that match. So it is evident that even a team as big as Al Nasr has not experienced a significant increase in performance. That's why I said the teams in the Saudi Arabian League don't seem to have changed this season.

Maybe Al Qadisiyah is currently the only hope of being able to keep up with Al Hilal. Because until now Al Qadisiyah has really shown quite good performance in every match. This is of course due to the quality of the players they brought in in this transfer market. For example, Nacho Fernandes and Aubameyang. Therefore, I personally can't wait to watch the match between Al Hilal VS Al Qadisiyah. Because I hope that with the great squad that Al Qadisiyah currently has, they can beat Al Hilal. So the Saudi Arabian League has several very interesting competitions to watch.

Previously, Galeno was linked by several clubs, but now rumors of his move only focus on Al-Ittihad, whether his transfer will be successful or not will be determined by Al-Ittihad. IMO, if I'm not mistaken, Arsenal rejected Al-Ittihad's offer not purely because they didn't want Trossard moved to the SPL, but because Arsenal thought the price was not good.

This doesn't seem believable to me. Trossad is quite a talented player. Even last season he scored 12 goals in Arsenal jersey. I don't think he will play in the Saudi Pro League, a competitive league like the Premier League right now.

Saudi League is trying to raise the standard of their league. For this they are trying to buy players at high prices. But from what I have heard, Al Ittihad Club has made an unofficial offer to add Trossad to the squad. But Arsenal rejected the offer.

Arsenal turn down informal proposal from Al Ittihad for Leandro Trossard

As far as I know Arsenal club is not interested in AL Ittihad's offer. Even Trossad himself is not happy with this proposal. Maybe Ittihad will pay higher wages. But the Saudi league is not competitive. If Trossad leaves the Arsenal club, his next destination is likely to be Serie A or La Liga. At only 29 years old, Trossad will definitely not want to play in the Saudi Pro League.

'Deal completed' - Fabrizio Romano confirms £5m Wolves transfer now imminent:

Daniel Podence has completed his move from Wolverhampton to Al Shabab for €5m and it is a good business for the club as they get a premier league experience player that's under 30 for that low fee. Daniel isn't very popular but has the experience to add to Al shabab to get better finish by the end of the season. With this signing, they might not be able to challenge for the title but they can add more strength to their wing. Daniel is a winger and most players in the Saudi league won't be able to match his technique on the field as he'll be having the experience from a top league therefore he's going to be a problem for defenders and creates lots of assist for his team to fight for games, therefore he's a good addition.

Whatttt? Really?

How in the hell they think Arsenal is gonna sell him after he saves Arsenal the other day in a super important match against Aston Villa. I come back from a long hollidays and the first i see is this, just incredible, im gonna take a nap and when i wake up lets see if this is correct.

Al-hilal does look like a team that will continue its dominance in the SPL just like last season. Even when Neymar still hasn't returned from injury, we still see this team being the strongest in the SPL. And now Al-hilal has also started the season very well with two wins. And immediately managed to top the current standings in the SPL. Last season Al-hilal recorded the same unbeaten record as Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. It's just that the SPL is not quite as well-known as the Bundesliga. So Leverkusen gets much more attention. But currently the world sports news media has also started to report a lot regarding developments in the SPL. Moreover, the activity of SPL clubs in the transfer market always attracts everyone's attention. So I am sure that the SPL will quickly become more widely known by all football fans in the world. But actually I hope that Al-Nassr can stop Al-Hilal's domination. But it seems that Al-Nassr is starting the season not so smoothly. Which makes my hopes for this team a little less.

Ivan Toney was considered as someone they could get, the offer was there, and I think they are doing fine at the moment, I think it's clear that we are not seeing Osimhen because of this deal for sure, they were between the two players ,and paying half of Osimhen deal looked better. Either pay 80 million for Osimhen, or pay 40 million for Ivan Toney, that wasn't a question in their mind, of course 40 million for Ivan looked a lot better. I believe that we could see Osimhen not having any transfers any time soon now.

Saudi League may have a lot of money and they might be overpaying for everyone, but that doesn't change the fact that we are seeing the current situation to be all that easy for them neither, it looks like we are talking about a big deal, and that should not be easy for teams to be stupid. I mean just because they are overpaying, doesn't mean they will overpay for a player that nobody wants, which is why they made the right choice not getting Osimhen for 80 million.

If Al Nassr's defensive line players have above average local players' abilities, they should be reliable to keep the sector solid and safe from the threat of goals. Well, if I review Al Nassr's defenders last season, they were less solid and disciplined. Especially Alex Telles, his performance was not stable and consistent enough. The pivot's role is also very crucial, because before the opposing team attacks, Al Nassr's two pivots must guard and ward off every attack made by the opposing team. Well, as you said, actually last season alone, Al Nassr's defensive line performance was messy. Because in the previous season, they only conceded 18 goals in one season. This season, in the two matches they played, they only conceded two goals. But at least, statistically, the Al Nassr squad performed quite well. Only a few defenders declined slightly, that was in the second week of the match. IMO, if Al Nassr insists on winning the trophy this season. Luis Casto needs to review his system and strategy again. moreover, Al Nassr players have better individual skills than other teams. well, once again Luis Casto must prepare his team to keep playing solid and consistent. especially, when they play against some strong teams in this competition. I personally will not speculate on the team that will be the champion this season, although it seems that Al Hilal has the potential to defend the League title.

Al Ahli grabbing Ivan Toney is intriguing. Toney and Firmino together? They're whipping up a special offensive team. Hold on, though; Osimhen is still out there and his price tag might be declining with Napoli's crisis. Osimhen is a proven goal scorer even with the present situation. Perhaps even 50-60 million, a clever club could come in and take him for a price. Give him game time; let him restore his form; then, next summer, they may sell him for a huge profit

PSG might be looking at this given their vast funds and aspirations. For Osimhen, it's about locating a club where he might play and restore his value. For the correct club, it's a measured risk with maybe great benefits

Indeed Al Hilal has dominated in the SPL in recent years, although some other clubs try to compete by bringing in many star players but the reality is unable to stop Al Hilal from winning the title every season. Even Al Nassr is powerless when facing Al Hilal even though Al Nassr is strengthened by Cristiano Ronaldo but always loses in various competitions when facing Al Hilal.

Al Ittihad did table an offer to sign Arsenal winger Trossard before the end of the summer transfer window in the Middle East but it's now being confirmed that Arsenal have rejected the offer as they want their man to continue at the club. Popular sports journalist Fabrizio Romano reported that Al Ittihad will now turn their attention to FC Porto as they try to sign the Portuguese club's winger Galeno. With these late move for wingers, it's obvious that Al Ittihad management have seen the need to get a winger before the end of the transfer window. Do you think they're going to succeed in their pursuit for a winger or not?

Since he arrived at Al Nassr, he has not been able to win the League even though he had a lot of money available to hire the best players, even though he had Cristiano Ronaldo. He failed even with high financial resources. So I definitely do not consider him a good coach at this time. When we compare him to the Al Hilal coach who arrived after Luis Castro and still won the League in his first year as coach, Jorge Jesus is the best coach, without a doubt he is the best coach in the league. Al Nassr has been a disaster since Luis Castro arrived, in my opinion the Al Nassr directors should have changed the coach and speaking about Al Nassr, I saw this news:


source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1830572907275161802

I don't know what happened with Al Nassr and Alex Telles, he played in the last game, he seemed to be a good defender but now I see news that he left Al Nassr


source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1830601620859805885

Al Nassr have let go of a defender and signed a striker.

What is SA? 
Yes, the problem is about high transfer fees and his salary. I think only the teams from Saudi league which can buy Osimhen. I'm not sure which team will be interested in Osimhen, maybe Al Nassr will try sign him if Ronaldo fails to extend his contract there. Regarding the price, it is possible that the price will drop to 50-60 million euros. We can see the current price is around 100 million euros, it was 120 million euros. Honestly, Napoli is very bad in managing the business of this player transfer.

The latest rumor said that Galatasaray is very close to sign Osimhen as a loan player. I think this is the only way for Osimhen to get a new team now. He can't return to Napoli and there are no other teams to try negotiating with Napoli anymore. It is not a bad choice to join Galatasaray until the end of the season. At least, he can get a team to play in this season.



Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/napoli-confirm-close-agreement-galatasaray-142300180.html

Al Hilal is the best club in SPL and they have being dominating the league just like PSG is doing currently and it makes me feel that they don't have a rival even though Al Nassr claims to be their rival. The difference is clear that Al Nassr is only rying their best to see how they can outshine Al Hilal but that is not possible.

SPL is not in Europe and it was Ronaldo that brought firm to them. This is the reason why no one cares to sing their praise when they ended the season unbeaten because the competition in SPL is not as strong as European leagues. The fact is that Leverkusen was never the favorite but they came from behind to make history by finishing the league unbeaten in the face of Munich who is always the favorite.

Credit Luis Castro some of it. The man is a first-rate manager rebuilding this team from the bottom up. Laporte and Telles was a genius decision. These guys are world-class defenders. They offer leadership and experience Al Nassr needed. However, the defensive issues arent just on the backline. Castro's playing with two defensive midfielders, and if they're not doing their job, it puts a ton of pressure on the defenders.

Now, on the attacking side, the young Brazilian winger is fascinating. He transforms things. But again, its about balance. You cannot launch a full-scale onslaught and hope to dominate a competition

Im interested to see how Castro adapts his tactics against the top teams, especially Al Hilal. That will be a realtest. Al Nassr might surprise many if he can strike the ideal mix between offensive and defense. Remember, its about how they play together as a team, not only about having outstanding athletes.

Osimen can be said to have been wronged by his current club as the player's career was not supposed to be at such a low point right now. The star's dream was to perform for the big teams in Europe but his current club Nampoli did not allow him to fulfill that dream. When this player wants to go to the top European clubs, his current club sets his market value too high which is really not acceptable and no club will buy this player for such a huge amount of money and so on. Now he has no chance to stay in the club and all the roads to a good quality club are closed for him now the only option for him is the Saudi League. As we have seen over the past few seasons with players once in Saudi not returning to Europe or their demand dwindling, we have to assume the brilliant career of this talented star is over here.