Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

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Messi is always in the spotlight indeed the latest news is that Messi is willing to join Inter Miami but previously there was other news he did not refuse to join the Saudi league rumors he delayed a year to join there meaning he still has an interest in joining anywhere it's just that next season he wants to try the experience in the American league, Messi  father plays a role in a negotiation.

Of course he's been in the spotlight in the transfer market after Messi became a player on a free transfer this season.  But in other words, Messi wants to find new challenges next season by joining Inter Miami.
Now this is an important point if a large salary offer is not necessarily able to convince the players to accept their offer but it all depends on the situation and atmosphere that makes them turn to another team.

We hope all the decisions he makes in this transfer window are the best for him. I think for now Al Nassr is one of the Saudi Arabian clubs that has caught the attention of football spectators this season because of Ronaldo's presence in their squad.

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[Docnaster]

Oh really! The best league is Saudi, lol. I think they are thinking of seeing Messi, CR7 face each other, it would be the only good thing about going to that league, there is no level there, this is a league to die with pockets full of money, and the players (CR7) are crossing their fingers, but it will not happen ., but it will not happen .

The thing about Messi to American "soccer" has been sung for years, in fact it is very possible, it has not yet been confirmed, but the president of Conmebol, he stated that perhaps Messi would play in one of the South American club cups.

So, it is a movement that needs to be formalized between the confederations, to have Messi playing in one of the most exciting inter-leagues in the world with Brazilian and Argentine teams, add the rest of the South American clubs + the United States.  

^{*Playing in the South American interclubs requires bureaucracy, but it can happen.}

Saudi Arabian league isn't the best league in the world but considering the kind of huge investment that's being put in place by the league organizers, I think it'll be one of the best leagues in the world in due time from now.
Messi's refusal to rule out any possibility of joining the Saudi League is personal I think and I think it'll be very good for everyone to respect his opinion and to stop comparing who's better between him and CR7

[Asiska02]

Oh really! The best league is Saudi, lol. I think they are thinking of seeing Messi, CR7 face each other, it would be the only good thing about going to that league, there is no level there, this is a league to die with pockets full of money, and the players (CR7) are crossing their fingers, but it will not happen ., but it will not happen.

Just watch out in some few years and see the power of money. They’re already attracting other big players into their league which makes the world attention turn into them. If not that Messi was linked to transfer to the South American league, the Saudi league is most times mentioned than the MLS. Even in this forum, I haven’t come across any thread about MLS but we already have a thread discussing about Saudi league. That’s the difference you can spot already.

The thing about Messi to American "soccer" has been sung for years, in fact it is very possible, it has not yet been confirmed, but the president of Conmebol, he stated that perhaps Messi would play in one of the South American club cups.

Messi joining the MLS against the offer he received to join the Saudi side is based on his own choice and I’m sure the MLS will receive more recognition than before because of his influence in football. Everybody has their decision to make on which team to play for amidst the financial benefits involved. Let’s stop comparing this two leagues, let them pave way for themselves in order to be more recognised globally.

[makishart]

I don't like all this talk about religion. Karim Benzema is saying that he is a Muslim and therefore he is happy to play in Saudi Arabia. In that case what is his opinion about the country of his birth? He represented France for one and half decade, and from his statement should we assume that he doesn't feel any loyalty to that country because the majority of the population is not following his religion? This is the first time I am hearing a statement from some big international player that he preferred a particular club mainly because of religion. Extremely disappointing.

I just pointed out one of benzema's motivation to play on ittihad. I knew that if that's gonna be a sensitive talk, but that's what he said on his interview. Another reason was ronaldo.

Ronaldo was suggesting him to join in saudi pro league. Ronaldo's suggestion was able attracting him to come.

It's slowly but surely if some saudi pro league will be owning all the great players that have ever played in real madrid when it was in best era.

Makishart SPL thread

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Indeed. The next season will be interesting since both Benzema and Ronaldo are in different clubs. So, they will be rivals, which one to be the best striker in the next season. However, if there is no significant change both in Al Nassr and Al Ittihad, I think Benzema will have a bigger chance to be the top scorer. Al Ittihad looks stronger, especially since they have Benzema for the next season. SPL atmosphere may be as well as the top league in Europe for the next season. 

Don't get your hopes up that the atmosphere in the SPL will be like Europe's top league. In the past, we had hoped that CSL would become one of the big leagues in Asia and the atmosphere would be like Europe's top leagues, but what now? CSL is just like an amateur league. As additional information, it's not just Benzema who will play for Al-Ittihad, because there are rumors that Kante will also be going to Al-Ittihad soon, all of this is getting more interesting to look forward to.

In the past, MLS was making such sensational transfers. They can even do this once again with the transfer of Messi. I welcome such approaches. Because, above all, such transfers increase the interest of the people of the region in football and transform football into a larger global sports organization. That's why Benzema and Ronaldo playing football in Arabia is a mutual benefit for everyone. I hope we continue to hear more sensational transfer news in SPL and MLS in the near future.

[TelolettOm]

Ronaldo attracted a lot people to watch this league. For me still it dosent have any meaning because they dont play the europian champions league and now this is turning into old MLS. The league is just a retirement home for old players and legends. People come to watch them but for how long this hype will last is the question

People watch the league for varied reasons, it is not only about playing in UCL, Europa League, or the like. Old players are also interesting to watch, they still have complete skills although they may lose speed and physical strength. People will watch Ronaldo or Benzema in SPL because they are curious about the payers' careers in a new league.

I don't like all this talk about religion. Karim Benzema is saying that he is a Muslim and therefore he is happy to play in Saudi Arabia. In that case what is his opinion about the country of his birth? He represented France for one and half decade, and from his statement should we assume that he doesn't feel any loyalty to that country because the majority of the population is not following his religion? This is the first time I am hearing a statement from some big international player that he preferred a particular club mainly because of religion. Extremely disappointing.

Why do you disappoint him? Benzema has the right to decide moving to SPL for his own reasons. We must respect his reason, he is in the right country if he wants to play in a Muslim country. It doesn't mean he only wants to play in a Muslim country, he only feels happy that he can play in a Muslim country for the next seasons. I think we don't need to bother a player's reason to join any league.

[shinratensei_]

so the rumours were right - but Messi made his decision
We wish him Good luck - but we were looking fwd for the great match had he been joining SPL

There was an interesting fact regarding it.

All the players were going to the saudi pro league were coming from real madrid. All of the players from barcelona were choosing to go to the MLS instead of joining in the saudi pro league. We may see all of players that have ever played for madrid in the past will reunite in the saudi pro league. The rivalry between madrid and barcelona players are happening even until they have not played for those clubs again.

that's crazy to see that how barcelona players are trying to avoid it to face real madrid players again in saudi pro league.

[Ratash]

With benzema joining the saudi professional league the SPL will surely receive so much more attention and it might be the reason for more known european players to join it this will surely increase the league level and add more competitivity to the teams and now that ronaldo and benzema are rivals next season will be really interesting.

[NicNacCoin]

With benzema joining the saudi professional league the SPL will surely receive so much more attention and it might be the reason for more known european players to join it this will surely increase the league level and add more competitivity to the teams and now that ronaldo and benzema are rivals next season will be really interesting.

Before Ronaldo arrived, people didn't know much about the Saudi football club. Since Ronaldo joined the Saudi club, Saudi football clubs started to become popular among people. Currently, another star, Karim Benzema, has created a global response by joining the Saudi Football Club. In this way, if all the star players start coming to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi football club will gain a lot of popularity. Currently Saudi Pro-League has become more attractive to people than the Pro-League of unique countries. And yes, it will get more interesting next season when the competition with Ronaldo and Karim Benzema starts.

[X-ray]

With benzema joining the saudi professional league the SPL will surely receive so much more attention and it might be the reason for more known european players to join it this will surely increase the league level and add more competitivity to the teams and now that ronaldo and benzema are rivals next season will be really interesting.

There will be more players to come. Saudi pro league clubs have not yet stopped to add more and more good players into the league. As far as i know if there will be some european players to come.

It's very good to see how saudi league was seriously trying to build its league to be even better even though it was using the service from european players but it's really good for sure.

Some names that potentially to be the next players that will be playing on saudi pro league

Wilfried zaha

Aubameyang

Sanchez

Iago aspas

I hope that their transfers can be completed easily. that will make saudi pro league becomes even bigger thanbefore.

[borovichok]

There will be more players to come. Saudi pro league clubs have not yet stopped to add more and more good players into the league. As far as i know if there will be some european players to come.

It's very good to see how saudi league was seriously trying to build its league to be even better even though it was using the service from european players but it's really good for sure.

Some names that potentially to be the next players that will be playing on saudi pro league

Wilfried zaha

Aubameyang

Sanchez

Iago aspas

I hope that their transfers can be completed easily. that will make saudi pro league becomes even bigger thanbefore.

I suppose that adding more substantial players will make the league larger and more competitive. The Saudi pro league gained popularity after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, and the top elite clubs are eager to bring in more exceptional players from European leagues this season. The players indicated above are most likely good players; however, not all will agree to join the Saudi team; some may wish to remain in elite leagues. Saudi clubs have the figures that whenever they placed their bids for players, the club intends to sell them with immediate effect.

[tusandii]

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There will be more players to come. Saudi pro league clubs have not yet stopped to add more and more good players into the league. As far as i know if there will be some european players to come.

It's very good to see how saudi league was seriously trying to build its league to be even better even though it was using the service from european players but it's really good for sure.

Some names that potentially to be the next players that will be playing on saudi pro league

Wilfried zaha

Aubameyang

Sanchez

Iago aspas

I hope that their transfers can be completed easily. that will make saudi pro league becomes even bigger thanbefore.

I have read some information about the transfer rumors of several players who will join and play in the Saudi Pro League.
With several European players who will play in the Saudi League, I am sure that as time goes on, this league will develop and be loved by football fans like some of the European Leagues.
The dream of making the Saudi Pro League bigger and developing will definitely come true in the future because the Saudi football association always tries its best to be able to develop football there as well as possible.

[Strongkored]

Oh really! The best league is Saudi, lol. I think they are thinking of seeing Messi, CR7 face each other, it would be the only good thing about going to that league, there is no level there, this is a league to die with pockets full of money, and the players (CR7) are crossing their fingers, but it will not happen ., but it will not happen.

Just watch out in some few years and see the power of money. They’re already attracting other big players into their league which makes the world attention turn into them. If not that Messi was linked to transfer to the South American league, the Saudi league is most times mentioned than the MLS. Even in this forum, I haven’t come across any thread about MLS but we already have a thread discussing about Saudi league. That’s the difference you can spot already.

The term is only in media coverage because of course the fans of the players who move to the Saudi Pro League want to keep following how their idols continue their careers, but if someone says that it will become one of the best leagues in the world it's a little exaggerated, bringing in star players will only change part small, and if we realize that the stars to finally go there are players who are over 30 years old, it means that it has reached the end of the football career of these players so they are attracted there because they play in a league with less competition for a fee which is fantastic, it will be very fun, especially if in his career the player has already achieved many achievements.
I am quite doubtful that if the huge money offered to young players who are shining will be accepted because of course continuing to play in the European leagues will be the first choice unless the player has other reasons.

[slapper]

Not sure about the performance though. Karim Benzema is 35 years old and age-wise he is not much younger than Ronaldo. Saudi Professional League should not be a refuge for all those players who are looking for a big fat paycheck towards the end of their career. That is why I liked the contract signed between N'Golo Kante and Al-Ittihad (worth €100 million). Kante is 32 years old and still has a lot of time left in his career. The long term plan of Saudis is to be able to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. I have to say that they are moving in the right direction.

Kante may be using ittihad as a way to end his career. He was getting €100 million for in any season for two years. It's caused by ittihad has been signing him for two years.
Kante will get €200 million in total which is a lot compared his salary in chelsea when he was only receiving around €15 million for a season. Glad to see that if he has the same vision as benzema. Kante will also able to retire from football if he wants after he will be playing in ittihad.

Since he has same religion as benzema and it could also become his main reason. Im happy to see that kante was making it. Ittihad will become his new home very soon.
He will be also playing with his friend benzema as both were also coming from france.
I hope that saudi will become the next host for the world cuo.

I don't like all this talk about religion. Karim Benzema is saying that he is a Muslim and therefore he is happy to play in Saudi Arabia. In that case what is his opinion about the country of his birth? He represented France for one and half decade, and from his statement should we assume that he doesn't feel any loyalty to that country because the majority of the population is not following his religion? This is the first time I am hearing a statement from some big international player that he preferred a particular club mainly because of religion. Extremely disappointing.

You're right in expressing your concern about Karim Benzema's statement. It indeed has sparked a considerable debate. However, the crux of this situation is the intertwining of sport and personal faith, isn't it? Based on the information we have, Ronaldo was a significant factor in Benzema's decision to join the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo's persuasion seemed to have as much influence on Benzema as his affinity for his faith.

In this light, can we really say that Benzema's commitment to France is questionable? A player may feel an attachment to multiple countries for different reasons. In this complex, interconnected world, isn't it possible for one to wear multiple hats without compromising loyalty? Surely, we must allow room for multi-dimensional identities.

[Dimitri94]

Messi is always in the spotlight indeed the latest news is that Messi is willing to join Inter Miami but previously there was other news he did not refuse to join the Saudi league rumors he delayed a year to join there meaning he still has an interest in joining anywhere it's just that next season he wants to try the experience in the American league, Messi  father plays a role in a negotiation.

Of course he's been in the spotlight in the transfer market after Messi became a player on a free transfer this season.  But in other words, Messi wants to find new challenges next season by joining Inter Miami.
Now this is an important point if a large salary offer is not necessarily able to convince the players to accept their offer but it all depends on the situation and atmosphere that makes them turn to another team.

We hope all the decisions he makes in this transfer window are the best for him. I think for now Al Nassr is one of the Saudi Arabian clubs that has caught the attention of football spectators this season because of Ronaldo's presence in their squad.

Messi's move to Inter Miami has left everyone in a tizzy. Messi's pre-planning of his decision is now almost clear. He is focused not only on money but also on career.

Saudi clubs have invited the world's best footballers to introduce themselves to the world. Ronaldo's presence there really brought the league to the top of the discussion. If Al-Hilal club was able to get Messi in their team then maybe the league would have gained better popularity. It was thought Messi would head to Al Hilal after his official departure from PSG, but that didn't happen.

[KTChampions]

I don't like all this talk about religion. Karim Benzema is saying that he is a Muslim and therefore he is happy to play in Saudi Arabia. In that case what is his opinion about the country of his birth? He represented France for one and half decade, and from his statement should we assume that he doesn't feel any loyalty to that country because the majority of the population is not following his religion? This is the first time I am hearing a statement from some big international player that he preferred a particular club mainly because of religion. Extremely disappointing.

Religious people sometimes become more radical with age, maybe something similar happened to Benzema. I also hate when sports are mixed with politics or religion or whatever, and I wasn't thrilled with his statement, even if it came from the heart. I hope his public relations managers will be able to correct the course of his thoughts, or at least public statements, so that after them people do not have different conflicting thoughts.

[shogun47]

You're right in expressing your concern about Karim Benzema's statement. It indeed has sparked a considerable debate. However, the crux of this situation is the intertwining of sport and personal faith, isn't it? Based on the information we have, Ronaldo was a significant factor in Benzema's decision to join the Saudi Pro League. Ronaldo's persuasion seemed to have as much influence on Benzema as his affinity for his faith.

In this light, can we really say that Benzema's commitment to France is questionable? A player may feel an attachment to multiple countries for different reasons. In this complex, interconnected world, isn't it possible for one to wear multiple hats without compromising loyalty? Surely, we must allow room for multi-dimensional identities.

If Ronaldo and his faith have had equal influence on his decision, at least one of those factors is weird. As far as I know Benzema is very religious and if Ronaldo has the same influence on his decision as his faith does, should I conclude that Ronaldo is the holy god?

@slapper as you know you are a great poster, but let me give you the full break down of the three influential factors and their relative impact on Benzema's decision.

1) Faith  0.1%
2) Ronaldo 0.1%
3) Money 99.8%

See you are right! Faith has had as much influence on Benzema's decision as Ronaldo's word.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I see now that Moutinho from Wolves could be the next to join the Saudi League. It’s a real shame Messi didn’t go there but that just proves that money can’t buy everything. It’s a really different life out there but it doesn’t seem to be stopping multiple older stars from swapping Europe for Saudi Arabia. Will be really interesting to see how the league develops over the next few years.

[Doell]

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It seems that the rumors about the presence of Busquets and Suarez who will join Inter Miami are one of the strong reasons for Messi to reject Al-Hilal's offer. Even though it would be very unfortunate if the offer from Al-Hilal was rejected even though the money that came was much bigger. It looks like we failed to witness the two GOAT rivals between Ronaldo and Messi in the SPL next season, but we will still see a duel between the former Real Madrid player, Ronaldo against Benzema who will defend the Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad teams respectively.

Indeed, it seems so, because Busquets was a friend of Messi and he got back together playing football at Inter Miami. Of course, if accept Al Hilal's offer, Messi will raise the spirits of the Al Hilal squad for next season, also Messi will receive a lot of praise from the fans, in addition to big money. Yes, Benzema it is likely that he will show extraordinary performance and I'm sure Benzema will also be very comfortable in Ittihad, hopefully.

[MAAManda]

Don't ever compare Asia to Europe, for me it's very different, it's just that the SPL is getting busier now because there are star players going there so the atmosphere of this league will be a little different with the star players Ronaldo and Benzema.

That's right, we can't compare between the leagues in Asia and Europe because they are very, very different. However, it is undeniable that the arrival of star players from Europe to Asia (especially the SPL) has made Asia pay more attention to the world.

I saw a little news that Kante has reached an agreement, it's just that there are a few obstacles from medical tests so this process is a little hampered, I know that Kante has a long history of injuries when he was with Chelsea who was almost absent for a long time there, maybe with the injury he has not fully recovered but I also look forward to this exciting news.

He had suffered a hamstring injury and missed 6 months of the season in PL, this is a serious problem for Al-Ittihad, even though both parties have an agreement, but Al-Ittihad wants to make sure from the medical test, hopefully nothing happens , so that Kante can play with Benzema at Al-Ittihad.