How Saudi Arabia Plan To TAKEOVER Football! | Explained

The transfer window has barely opened and yet it’s already being defined by one theme – Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Pro League has unleashed its deep wealth to attract some of the biggest names in football, first Cristiano Ronaldo, and then Karim Benzema, who accepted monstrous contract worth a reported €100m a season to walk away from Real Madrid. N’Golo Kante has followed suit, and many other stars are being targeted. That includes Ruben Neves – once on the cusp of a dream move to Barcelona, now has made a €55m switch to Al-Hilal. In his prime at 26, landing the Portuguese international would be a huge display of the Pro Leagues ambition.

What’s intriguing is that Saudi football hasn’t emerged from nowhere. One of the oldest professional divisions in Asia, the likes of Odion Ighalo, Vincent Aboubacar and Luis Gustavo have all played there. And in 2021, the Brazilian playmaker Matheus Pereira forced through a move from West Brom to Riyad, after he received ‘an offer that would change his life and his family’s life forever.’

Still, the current levels of spending witnessed by the Saudi’s is unprecedented, fresh off a period where the Kingdom has continued to grow its influence in global sport.

So the question is, why now? What has inspired Saudi Arabia to suddenly ramp up its investment in football? And, more importantly, could this really pose a threat to the European game? Let’s find out in our latest Football Daily Explained.

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