Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Tumanggor]

Maybe yes, because everything we say is an assumption. included, as you said. and even we agree, that the reason that is closest to reality is a fantastic salary. in theory, at the end of his career, Benzema will not earn as much as he would with his new club Al Ittihad. the fact is, that money is the real trigger. it's just that, we also can not rule out other supporting factors. apart from his age and the money factor in return for accepting the offer, cultural factors were also one of the factors that made Benzema willing to leave Real Madrid. at least, it makes more sense if we refer to multiple approaches from various factors regardless of the salary offered. because, there are many considerations for European stars to refuse to play in the competition. one of them, the issue of sharia law which is not as free as in Europe. not to mention, cultural and language issues. I'm pretty sure Messi has also previously considered it from all aspects until he chose MLS.

I actually can't wait to see how Benzema and his new team, Al Ittihad, will look at Al Nassr, which is occupied by CR7. and to be honest I support benzema with her choice by moving to al ittihad and receiving a fantastic salary because indeed at her old age, money is the most logical thing

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[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Even though he hasn't been able to provide a trophy for Al-Nassr, Ronaldo has been successful enough to prove that he is still productive in scoring goals. In 16 matches with Al-Nassr, Ronaldo managed to become #2 as the top scorer of the clubs under Talisca. he success with 14 goals, while Talisca with 20 goals. So, it is not impossible that next season with a full playing schedule, Ronaldo can give his first trophy for Al-Nassr. So far there has been no disciplinary action reported. This means that he has no regrets about his decision to play at Al-Nassr.

Cristiano Ronaldo's quality in scoring goals is still quite extraordinary at Al-nassr and I think next season will be even better than this season. If I'm not mistaken Ronaldo has already scored a Het-trick at Al-nassr and the quality of his right foot shot is still quite powerful although it is no longer the same as the one during his prime at Real Madrid. Next season that the competition for attackers at each club will be much more competitive and Ronaldo will be even more motivated to set his new record there, considering that there will be several other players who will come next season impression..

Ronaldo is enjoying the rest of his career in the Saudi Arabian League and even though he hasn't been able to bring the title to Al-nassr yet the quality of his playing is still good enough. Maybe we can judge his ability in the next season because he moved there half the league season has been going on. It will be interesting to see how the Saudi Arabian League will play out next season with several European players set to play there.

[EdenHazard]

Even though he hasn't been able to provide a trophy for Al-Nassr, Ronaldo has been successful enough to prove that he is still productive in scoring goals. In 16 matches with Al-Nassr, Ronaldo managed to become #2 as the top scorer of the clubs under Talisca. he success with 14 goals, while Talisca with 20 goals. So, it is not impossible that next season with a full playing schedule, Ronaldo can give his first trophy for Al-Nassr. So far there has been no disciplinary action reported. This means that he has no regrets about his decision to play at Al-Nassr.

I think it's very natural that Ronaldo failed to bring Al nassr to become champions in his first season with Al Nassr, because as we know he went to Al nassr to be precise in the second half of the season which made him not have much time to help the club win the title in  this season. But another thing that is special is that he was able to make many big contributions to al nassr in other words he became the second top scorer on the al nassr team, which indicates that Ronaldo is still very aggressive in front of the opponent's goal.

Well next season I think Al nassr will be more difficult to provide resistance to al ittihad because Al ittihad surprisingly they managed to bring in Benzema to strengthen their squad in defending the title next season.

U don't expect Ronaldo to bring Al Nasr to the top position of the Saudi Arabia senior league just art arrival. It would have been possible if there were also good potential mind capable of doing 60% of what Ronaldo can give to the team but yet,  there is non. Ronaldo in Europe league had good players who operated with the same mindset as his and this he lacks in Saudi Arabia. This same thing will affect Karim Benzema and other top players in Europe who are planning a move to Saudi Arabic league.

Well ... al-nassr always become the title contender and cristiano arrival indeed to boost that chance which it's failed now , despite it's not a total failure as cristiano has bring al-nassr popularity into a new level! Next season where he will play and help the club since the beginning of the season might be a higher chance for al nassr to get back the saudi pro league title back since the last time they winning it in 2018-2019.

Al-ittihad knew the situation and make a faster move by bring benzema and kante at once! Crazy oil money overthere.

[Docnaster]

Maybe yes, because everything we say is an assumption. included, as you said. and even we agree, that the reason that is closest to reality is a fantastic salary. in theory, at the end of his career, Benzema will not earn as much as he would with his new club Al Ittihad. the fact is, that money is the real trigger. it's just that, we also can not rule out other supporting factors. apart from his age and the money factor in return for accepting the offer, cultural factors were also one of the factors that made Benzema willing to leave Real Madrid. at least, it makes more sense if we refer to multiple approaches from various factors regardless of the salary offered. because, there are many considerations for European stars to refuse to play in the competition. one of them, the issue of sharia law which is not as free as in Europe. not to mention, cultural and language issues. I'm pretty sure Messi has also previously considered it from all aspects until he chose MLS.

I actually can't wait to see how Benzema and his new team, Al Ittihad, will look at Al Nassr, which is occupied by CR7. and to be honest I support benzema with her choice by moving to al ittihad and receiving a fantastic salary because indeed at her old age, money is the most logical thing

Benzema is a very good striker that knows how to score important goals for his team jus as Cristiano Ronaldo does. Ronaldo already had an instant impact for his club immediately he was signed and I think Benzema will also have an instant impact in his club.
The two players are aging already but one thing that can't be taken away from them is how clinical they can be on goal. Saudi Arabian League will surely be very interesting to watch by next season

[makishart]

If these rich Saudi clubs can bring high profile old players in this league then bringing coaches is also not problem for them but most chances we will not have José Mourinho here in this league because he will be not going to do any experiment with having links to do good job in UEFA which is much better and competitive for him and his reputation but Steven Gerrard which is relatively new in this field can try here because this can create good chance for him after having not good experience in Premier League in his first stint.

None knows about that for sure. Football transfer is really dinamic as the decision can change anytime but he has made final decision to stay in as roma even longer. It seems like that if he is not interesting with the huge money that being offered by al ahli.

Jose Mourinho has reportedly decided to stay with Roma and will turn down a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli.

https://football-italia.net/mourinho-rejects-lucrative-offer-from-saudi-arabia-report/

Xavi was also coaching in Bahrain before doing amazing job in Barcelona so if he wants to do better for his future he needs to join here, hopefully this all will help him for increasing his experience and doing experiment in his strategies.

Yeah i knew that but gerrard shall accept it or at least try to use it as a train to be a proper coach.
He was not able coaching properly and gerrard's career in EPL was as bad as lampard. I think that gerrard shall not resist such offer. he needs it as a part to test his skill in coaching the club.

[NicNacCoin]

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Maybe yes, because everything we say is an assumption. included, as you said. and even we agree, that the reason that is closest to reality is a fantastic salary. in theory, at the end of his career, Benzema will not earn as much as he would with his new club Al Ittihad. the fact is, that money is the real trigger. it's just that, we also can not rule out other supporting factors. apart from his age and the money factor in return for accepting the offer, cultural factors were also one of the factors that made Benzema willing to leave Real Madrid. at least, it makes more sense if we refer to multiple approaches from various factors regardless of the salary offered. because, there are many considerations for European stars to refuse to play in the competition. one of them, the issue of sharia law which is not as free as in Europe. not to mention, cultural and language issues. I'm pretty sure Messi has also previously considered it from all aspects until he chose MLS.

It is true that money is man's greatest friend in life. But some cases may have unique reasons. Here, Benzema has come to the Saudi league not just for money, but also for unique reasons. In the beginning, Benzema says that he is a Muslim, being a Muslim he wanted to live in a Muslim country. So what do you think Benzema came here to the Saudi League for money? On the other hand I give an example like Messi left PSG to Inter Miami but for a very low salary. Messi was offered much more money by the Saudi club than Miami, but he joined the Miami club instead of going to the Saudi club. From here it can be understood that people do not do everything for money.

[Sithara007]

It is true that money is man's greatest friend in life. But some cases may have unique reasons. Here, Benzema has come to the Saudi league not just for money, but also for unique reasons. In the beginning, Benzema says that he is a Muslim, being a Muslim he wanted to live in a Muslim country. So what do you think Benzema came here to the Saudi League for money? On the other hand I give an example like Messi left PSG to Inter Miami but for a very low salary. Messi was offered much more money by the Saudi club than Miami, but he joined the Miami club instead of going to the Saudi club. From here it can be understood that people do not do everything for money.

There are a lot of Muslim nations around the world. What makes Saudi Arabia more special than the others? Benzema was attracted by the money that the Saudis are offering. He don't need to give such ridiculous excuses. Actually all this is not needed. Football is just like any other profession. Players have every right to chose a club that offers them a bigger paycheck. Given this, why should he give such ridiculous excuses? And I have mentioned this before. Dragging religion to sport is a big no-no for me. It can make other players in SPL quite uncomfortable.

[borovichok]

There are a lot of Muslim nations around the world. What makes Saudi Arabia more special than the others? Benzema was attracted by the money that the Saudis are offering. He don't need to give such ridiculous excuses. Actually all this is not needed. Football is just like any other profession. Players have every right to chose a club that offers them a bigger paycheck. Given this, why should he give such ridiculous excuses? And I have mentioned this before. Dragging religion to sport is a big no-no for me. It can make other players in SPL quite uncomfortable.

Saudi Arabia is unique among Islamic countries in that it has the resources to grow its country in areas where it is underperforming. They began to develop their league, making it more competitive, and signing European players to the league for the purpose to gain popularity. Saudi Arabia has made good arrangements with the players coming in, offering huge luring salary, which has essentially spurred most players to move here. In the instance of Karim Benzema, he left santiago Bernabeu due to the generous offer made to him, afterall he has completed winning most trophies in spain, time to try a new challenge elsewhere.

[BRINIRHA]

Maybe yes, because everything we say is an assumption. included, as you said. and even we agree, that the reason that is closest to reality is a fantastic salary. in theory, at the end of his career, Benzema will not earn as much as he would with his new club Al Ittihad. the fact is, that money is the real trigger. it's just that, we also can not rule out other supporting factors. apart from his age and the money factor in return for accepting the offer, cultural factors were also one of the factors that made Benzema willing to leave Real Madrid. at least, it makes more sense if we refer to multiple approaches from various factors regardless of the salary offered. because, there are many considerations for European stars to refuse to play in the competition. one of them, the issue of sharia law which is not as free as in Europe. not to mention, cultural and language issues. I'm pretty sure Messi has also previously considered it from all aspects until he chose MLS.

I actually can't wait to see how Benzema and his new team, Al Ittihad, will look at Al Nassr, which is occupied by CR7. and to be honest I support benzema with her choice by moving to al ittihad and receiving a fantastic salary because indeed at her old age, money is the most logical thing

These two legendary stars who have played together at Real Madrid will certainly look forward to their appearance when they have to face off as opponents in the Saudi Pro League. Benzema with this season's champion club, namely Al-ittihad and Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in Al-nassr. If the match between these two clubs takes place, the atmosphere of the match will definitely be very hot and much awaited by everyone.

I personally can't wait to see the two of them face off on the field. Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo are both Ballon d'Or winners. And now they are also the most expensive player in the Arab League. I think these two legends will make the Arab league more and more noticed.

[Sithara007]

Did anyone noticed this:
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-saudi-pro-league-30199463

I don't agree with this decision. I don't have anything against Odion Ighalo, but to claim that he performed better than Cristiano Ronaldo is pure BS. Ronaldo took some time to adjust, but he has so far scored 14 goals for Al Nassr so far, in 16 matches. Ighalo was good for Al-Hilal during this season and remains as their top goal scorer for this season of the Saudi Professional League. But does that make him a more valuable player than Ronaldo? That is unacceptable. Looks like the team performance played a part in deciding the lineup here. Still, very unfair for Ronaldo.

[X-ray]

Saudi pro league has been trying to make a new history in the football. People see this league as a league with so many rich club. There will always be bright and dark sides in any league. I hope the old case that already happened with al ahli will not happen again.
Al ahli has the intention to sign a good coach from EU but seeing this club has a dark history like owe its player's salary. I think that if anyone who will be dealing with this club must be careful.

Lewis grabban's salary has been owed by al ahli even this club was losing in the court against lewis grabban. I hope that any players will try to take a look at the history of the club before they decide to join the arabian club.
I know some were very rich clubs like nassr and al hilal but i don't see the detail of the rest of the clubs and how rich they are.

[shogun47]

Even though he hasn't been able to provide a trophy for Al-Nassr, Ronaldo has been successful enough to prove that he is still productive in scoring goals. In 16 matches with Al-Nassr, Ronaldo managed to become #2 as the top scorer of the clubs under Talisca. he success with 14 goals, while Talisca with 20 goals. So, it is not impossible that next season with a full playing schedule, Ronaldo can give his first trophy for Al-Nassr. So far there has been no disciplinary action reported. This means that he has no regrets about his decision to play at Al-Nassr.

Cristiano Ronaldo's quality in scoring goals is still quite extraordinary at Al-nassr and I think next season will be even better than this season. If I'm not mistaken Ronaldo has already scored a Het-trick at Al-nassr and the quality of his right foot shot is still quite powerful although it is no longer the same as the one during his prime at Real Madrid. Next season that the competition for attackers at each club will be much more competitive and Ronaldo will be even more motivated to set his new record there, considering that there will be several other players who will come next season impression..

Ronaldo is enjoying the rest of his career in the Saudi Arabian League and even though he hasn't been able to bring the title to Al-nassr yet the quality of his playing is still good enough. Maybe we can judge his ability in the next season because he moved there half the league season has been going on. It will be interesting to see how the Saudi Arabian League will play out next season with several European players set to play there.

Yes so far he scored a good number of goals, but I think even a third or more than that was with penalties. Not that they don't count, but they are more of a present to pimp the statistics. Before he arrived someone else was taking the penalties with great success and that privilege was now taken away from that guy and given to Ronaldo. That is not to disrespect his performance in the SPL, but it is still important to kind of reasonably classify his overall performance in a league that is far below the level he used to play in the Premier League for Manchester United (first stay there) and Real Madrid with the biggest rivalry the soccer world has ever seen between him and Messi.

Found the numbers, he scored 14 goals (5 penalties) in 16 games. I have no problem with penalties as they are part of the game, but usually the ratio is a bit different than this. Scoring more than a third of the goals from penalties is a bit off the charts I am used to.

[rendravolt]

Saudi pro league has been trying to make a new history in the football. People see this league as a league with so many rich club. There will always be bright and dark sides in any league. I hope the old case that already happened with al ahli will not happen again.
Al ahli has the intention to sign a good coach from EU but seeing this club has a dark history like owe its player's salary. I think that if anyone who will be dealing with this club must be careful.

Lewis grabban's salary has been owed by al ahli even this club was losing in the court against lewis grabban. I hope that any players will try to take a look at the history of the club before they decide to join the arabian club.
I know some were very rich clubs like nassr and al hilal but i don't see the detail of the rest of the clubs and how rich they are.

I just heard about this and if I'm not mistaken Al-Ahli is a club in the 1st division of the saudi league which will begin promotion to the SPL next season. It seems they don't want to lose to the competition from other Saudi clubs who are competing to be able to bring in coaches or top players from Europe.

Apart from that, I've also heard other rumors that they just made an offer worth £85 million over 3 years for Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City and it seems very unlikely for Al-Ahli if they want to sign a European player with such a problematic track record.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12185171/Saudi-Al-Ahli-lining-Riyad-Mahrez-ready-hand-three-year-deal.html

[Lordhermes]

Did anyone noticed this:
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-saudi-pro-league-30199463

I don't agree with this decision. I don't have anything against Odion Ighalo, but to claim that he performed better than Cristiano Ronaldo is pure BS. Ronaldo took some time to adjust, but he has so far scored 14 goals for Al Nassr so far, in 16 matches. Ighalo was good for Al-Hilal during this season and remains as their top goal scorer for this season of the Saudi Professional League. But does that make him a more valuable player than Ronaldo? That is unacceptable. Looks like the team performance played a part in deciding the lineup here. Still, very unfair for Ronaldo.

Did anyone noticed this:
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-saudi-pro-league-30199463

I don't agree with this decision. I don't have anything against Odion Ighalo, but to claim that he performed better than Cristiano Ronaldo is pure BS. Ronaldo took some time to adjust, but he has so far scored 14 goals for Al Nassr so far, in 16 matches. Ighalo was good for Al-Hilal during this season and remains as their top goal scorer for this season of the Saudi Professional League. But does that make him a more valuable player than Ronaldo? That is unacceptable. Looks like the team performance played a part in deciding the lineup here. Still, very unfair for Ronaldo.

Ronaldo did better in his first season, he came half of the season and score such goals is an impressive one, there is no comparison between Ighalo and Ronaldo, Ighalo has been in the league for years before Ronaldo.

Ighalo, should show some respect for Ronaldo, regardless of the anything.

[Strongkored]

Saudi pro league has been trying to make a new history in the football. People see this league as a league with so many rich club. There will always be bright and dark sides in any league. I hope the old case that already happened with al ahli will not happen again.
Al ahli has the intention to sign a good coach from EU but seeing this club has a dark history like owe its player's salary. I think that if anyone who will be dealing with this club must be careful.

Lewis grabban's salary has been owed by al ahli even this club was losing in the court against lewis grabban. I hope that any players will try to take a look at the history of the club before they decide to join the arabian club.
I know some were very rich clubs like nassr and al hilal but i don't see the detail of the rest of the clubs and how rich they are.

This is the first time hearing the news, and it's not great news for a league that spends money beyond reason just to bring in old players even though the goal is not only for the league but popularity to increase Saudi Arabia's value in order to win the election to host the 2030 world cup. It's really unfortunate for the player because winning in court is not enough for him to receive what is rightfully his. Dark stories like this have also happened in other leagues which are not really included in the news, and leagues that are not under strict supervision from the authorities will very likely commit fraud, including players, but clubs that bring in famous players will not maybe do that because of course it will immediately be in the news and what happens is a form of inequality.

[JeffBrad12]

Finally, kante will come to the ittihad soon. Kante will be playing together with benzema on al ittihad. What a great decision from kante. Im very glad that kante was choosing ittihad instead of playing for chelsea's rival.
He was very loyal to the chelsea even until when he was depart from chelsea. I hope that kante will able to enjor the rest of his career in the saudi pro league.
That's a really huge salary for kante. Glad to see a rumor about ittihad was feeling doubt with the medical condition from kante was not true.
He has been fully recovering from his injury.

[Bananington]

There are a lot of Muslim nations around the world. What makes Saudi Arabia more special than the others? Benzema was attracted by the money that the Saudis are offering. He don't need to give such ridiculous excuses. Actually all this is not needed. Football is just like any other profession. Players have every right to chose a club that offers them a bigger paycheck. Given this, why should he give such ridiculous excuses? And I have mentioned this before. Dragging religion to sport is a big no-no for me. It can make other players in SPL quite uncomfortable.

Karim Benzema was first attracted by the big paycheck that he was offered by the Saudi Arabian club. In Spain where he was playing before, they were Muslims and he was free to practice his religion as much as he could so saying he moved to Saudi Arabia simply because it is a Muslim country, is a big lie. Most players moving to the SPL are making the move mostly for the financial gain and not anything else. The financial gain is the first thing they consider before the country and how things are done there.

[shogun47]

Finally, kante will come to the ittihad soon. Kante will be playing together with benzema on al ittihad. What a great decision from kante. Im very glad that kante was choosing ittihad instead of playing for chelsea's rival.
He was very loyal to the chelsea even until when he was depart from chelsea. I hope that kante will able to enjor the rest of his career in the saudi pro league.
That's a really huge salary for kante. Glad to see a rumor about ittihad was feeling doubt with the medical condition from kante was not true.
He has been fully recovering from his injury.

I have been thinking for a while now that all these soccer players who had their careers in the 80s, 90s, and early 00s of this decade must feel like fools when they see that someone like Kante can go to Saudi Arabia and make 100 million a year! Since then the salaries exploded anyway and now the clubs from Saudi Arabia are taking this beyond imagination. I can only congratulate to all the lucky guys who have had their careers right now and not 20 years ago.

[Blitzboy]

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Maybe yes, because everything we say is an assumption. included, as you said. and even we agree, that the reason that is closest to reality is a fantastic salary. in theory, at the end of his career, Benzema will not earn as much as he would with his new club Al Ittihad. the fact is, that money is the real trigger. it's just that, we also can not rule out other supporting factors. apart from his age and the money factor in return for accepting the offer, cultural factors were also one of the factors that made Benzema willing to leave Real Madrid. at least, it makes more sense if we refer to multiple approaches from various factors regardless of the salary offered. because, there are many considerations for European stars to refuse to play in the competition. one of them, the issue of sharia law which is not as free as in Europe. not to mention, cultural and language issues. I'm pretty sure Messi has also previously considered it from all aspects until he chose MLS.

Are we really assuming Benzema swapped 'El Clasico' for Saudi Pro League merely chasing dollars? Sure, the financial pull is significant, but there are other variables at work. Benzema himself cited his Islamic faith as instrumental in his decision, should we disregard that?

What about the charm of a novel adventure? He's been a Madrid stalwart for years. Perhaps it's a longing for a fresh start, a rekindling of his footballing spirit. The Saudi league, with Ronaldo as part of its glamour, is becoming increasingly attractive.

Asserting money as the single motivation appears overly simplistic. Life and decisions within it are intrinsically complex.

[Merit.s]

There are a lot of Muslim nations around the world. What makes Saudi Arabia more special than the others? Benzema was attracted by the money that the Saudis are offering. He don't need to give such ridiculous excuses. Actually all this is not needed. Football is just like any other profession. Players have every right to chose a club that offers them a bigger paycheck. Given this, why should he give such ridiculous excuses? And I have mentioned this before. Dragging religion to sport is a big no-no for me. It can make other players in SPL quite uncomfortable.

Karim Benzema was first attracted by the big paycheck that he was offered by the Saudi Arabian club. In Spain where he was playing before, they were Muslims and he was free to practice his religion as much as he could so saying he moved to Saudi Arabia simply because it is a Muslim country, is a big lie. Most players moving to the SPL are making the move mostly for the financial gain and not anything else. The financial gain is the first thing they consider before the country and how things are done there.

Money is what inspires a player to do more and makes him happier. In our careers or profession,we go for higher bidders than lower bidders and we also hope to move up higher everyday by day that is why there are promotions in offices to show that you deserve it from you commitment and faithfulness to the company. Benzema needs promotion in his career and in football what is promotion,is when a club values your worth and pays you higher than the club that you are. Benzema didn't go there for religious purpose,he went there to be more successful financially. He did the right move,Ronaldo was what the Saudis used first to entice the rest players. I wouldn't be surprise,if SPL becomes more popular than some leagues.