Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Zlantann]

Lewandowski and Salah are top priorities of clubs in Saudi Arabia. After having three big star players, Ronaldo, Benzema and Neymar, they are targeting younger players like Salah. They failed in this summer but I believe they will return to Europe with other offers in next transfer. If their plan is for World Cup 2030, they will continue to spend money to improve quality of their league with hope that it will help their local players to learn from those legendary players then increasing quality and competitiveness of their national team.

When I hear that one of the reasons why Saudi Arabia is spending so much to attract players and improve its league is for the World Cup in 2030, I wonder if it is necessary. It might be necessary in terms of building their national team and infrastructures for the World Cup but I don't think it is needed for them to win the hosting rights. Many of the countries that have hosted the World Cup didn't have to build a world-class league to win the bid. An example is Qatar which has one of the lowly rated leagues in the world but they ended up playing the game legally and illegally to win the host right. Saudi Arabia should know that FIFA is governed by some money mongers and most of the delegates that will vote in the process are corrupt which is very shameful.  I also think that if all this spending and hype is just to win a World Cup hosting, then it isn't worth it. Saudi Professional League should be built to make it compete favorably with top European leagues for a long time.

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[rendravolt]

We must remember that Ronaldo is currently 38 years old this is not a normal age as a professional player and there must be an expiration period

Ronaldo is already old, and I am just kind of surprised by the performance Ronaldo is putting up in the Saudi League. I am not expecting Ronaldo to perform well any longer, since he is already old, and his performance is supposed to have dropped, or should I say he is still performing well because the Saudi League is kind of less competitive, which is why it’s like he is performing well in the Saudi League. When Ronaldo was at Manchester United and he was performing poorly, I blamed his age for the poor performance, but I am just surprised that he is still playing well in the Saudi League and that he has been able to score goals since he joined the league.

I think a footballer like Ronaldo will not be easily satisfied even though he is old now and he definitely wants to continue to record records that have never existed before. I think the Saudi league is now much more competitive this season because they are willing to spend a lot of money to bring so many European players here and I think it might not be even enough for every team to have equal European players. We know that currently there are only 5 very powerful teams in the Saudi league and the battle for the title will of course only be dominated by these few teams.

But, as Ronaldo said, if the Saudi league wants to be more competitive, they need adequate players and infrastructure in the next few years and that will probably be the main focus of the Saudi league now and in the future. At Manchester United, everyone already knows that it is very intense in almost every match and often applies tight pressing so that only players aged 17 to 30 are suitable to play in the Premier League. Moreover, seeing that Ronaldo was already 37 years old at that time, it was very difficult for him to match all the things that other young players had.

[Iranus]

The Saudi government is allocating a lot of money to develop their league. Spending money is not difficult for them. Right now their goal is to inform the world about Saudi Arabia, to inform about Saudi Arabian football. And this is the goal they are moving towards. As far as I know Ronaldo has the most followers on social media. This is why Saudi Arabia was very interested in taking Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia. However, Saudi Arabia is keen to host the 2030 World Cup. And maybe before that they want to make the Saudi League more popular.

Saudi Arabia government are spending lot of money through PIF to boost Saudi Professional League. They give four biggest clubs a lot of money to buy star players from Europe and give those players very high salary as well as great privileges.
Ronaldo is like their league brand ambassador but after that, they continued to buy Benzema who just won Ballon d'Or two seasons ago. Ronaldo and Benzema decisions to join Saudi Professional League convinced more star players from Europe to move to Saudi Arabia. It is part of their plan to build up a stronger league that is a foundation for their national team. Aiming at World Cup 2030 with this ambitious plan looks good and at least Saudi Arabia has a stronger national team than Quatar. To prepare for World Cup 2022, Quatar had a long plan for their youth players but even so they could not achieve good results in World Cup 2022.

Saudi Arabian players are getting a chance to perform with star players like Ronaldo, Neymar and Benzema. This will further improve the performance of Saudi Arabia's domestic players. They will become more experienced. In the last Bishcup they won a great match against Argentina team. They surprised everyone by defeating Argentina in the first match. This shows that the Saudi team has the ability to perform well even against big teams. Players will become more experienced if they get proper guidance. However, the Saudi Arabian government is investing a lot of money in their overall development. Hopefully we will get better performance from the team in Saudi Arabia in the future.

[Strongkored]

When I hear that one of the reasons why Saudi Arabia is spending so much to attract players and improve its league is for the World Cup in 2030, I wonder if it is necessary. It might be necessary in terms of building their national team and infrastructures for the World Cup but I don't think it is needed for them to win the hosting rights. Many of the countries that have hosted the World Cup didn't have to build a world-class league to win the bid. An example is Qatar which has one of the lowly rated leagues in the world but they ended up playing the game legally and illegally to win the host right. Saudi Arabia should know that FIFA is governed by some money mongers and most of the delegates that will vote in the process are corrupt which is very shameful.  I also think that if all this spending and hype is just to win a World Cup hosting, then it isn't worth it. Saudi Professional League should be built to make it compete favorably with top European leagues for a long time.

That's what I think, but the 2030 World Cup is quite special because it will be a celebration of 100 years of holding the World Cup and also we don't know for sure what the factors are in selecting a country to host the World Cup, it could be that making their league better known will increase the value of host selection later.
Qatar was elected because bribing FIFA officials has now become an issue that cannot be stopped, so it is possible that Saudi Arabia will want to reduce this issue if they are later elected.
However, the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by several countries. If I'm not mistaken, Saudi Arabia will be with Egypt. and one more country, I forget who, will jointly apply to become a joint organizer, but it seems like what the SPL is doing is not just to be selected but actually wants to build a better league, only they use the power of money excessively and usually it only lasts for a short time, when what is expected does not work as targeted and the money spent does not provide adequate profits.

[QueenVera]

That's what I think, but the 2030 World Cup is quite special because it will be a celebration of 100 years of holding the World Cup and also we don't know for sure what the factors are in selecting a country to host the World Cup, it could be that making their league better known will increase the value of host selection later.
Qatar was elected because bribing FIFA officials has now become an issue that cannot be stopped, so it is possible that Saudi Arabia will want to reduce this issue if they are later elected.
However, the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by several countries. If I'm not mistaken, Saudi Arabia will be with Egypt. and one more country, I forget who, will jointly apply to become a joint organizer, but it seems like what the SPL is doing is not just to be selected but actually wants to build a better league, only they use the power of money excessively and usually it only lasts for a short time, when what is expected does not work as targeted and the money spent does not provide adequate profits.

Hosting the 2030 FiFA world Cup won't be a bad idea because it would create more aware to the league,  but i don't think the SPL would really depend on that to gain popularity they're already on the right and the new strategy of signing top players around the world is gradually making them known across the world and before 2030 the league would've been very popular and more interesting than it is now.
 I believe the Saudi league won't end up like the Chinese league that crumbled due to the Covid19 pandemic, corruption and financial crisis, when it comes to finance the Saudi side are financially capable of maintaining their team and so far the introduction of these top players is yielding good result because it's making the league more interesting to watch, i could comfortably sit at home and watch Al-Hilal or Al-Nassr playing against other teams.

[rahmad2nd]

Lewandowski and Salah are top priorities of clubs in Saudi Arabia. After having three big star players, Ronaldo, Benzema and Neymar, they are targeting younger players like Salah. They failed in this summer but I believe they will return to Europe with other offers in next transfer. If their plan is for World Cup 2030, they will continue to spend money to improve quality of their league with hope that it will help their local players to learn from those legendary players then increasing quality and competitiveness of their national team.

As I said in another post, Lewandowski stated that he had received a big offer from one of the Suadi clubs. However, he said on that occasion that he rejected it and wanted to stay with Barcelona. I don't know why Lewandowski is really attracted to this giant Spanish club, he has also said on several occasions that he is not interested in moving to another club and will probably end his career at Camp Nou. as a Barcelona fan, I was very happy to hear what was said Lewandowski. although, when the time comes, Lewandowski could change his decision and accept an offer from one of the giant Saudi clubs. Despite all that, I'm still happy wherever he goes to change clubs.

However, there are several other names that are still being targeted by Saudi clubs in the coming season or winter transfer window. I suspect Mo Salah will leave for Al Ittihad, maybe in the winter window, or next season. and Liverpool will let him go. However, in the previous transfer window, this would not be realized. because Klopp still really needs his services.
Next there will be many more newcomers who will leave for the Saudi Pro League, I think they still have the ambition to enliven this League to become a concern in the eyes of the international world.

[Odohu]

Yes, one way for the Saudi Pro League to become more popular is to consistently recruit great and famous players

I agree with you completely on this. Bringing in big names will surely make the league very popular but it's gonna take some time to gain that deep global penetration. One other aspect that will determine, to a large extent, the success of this their new approach is how much they are willing to ease some of their restrictions and make it easier for people from other culture and religion to feel at home.

Mohamed Salah is a Muslim player, which makes him the most likely to move to the Saudi league, considering various aspects. Al Ittihad seems to offer Salah better money as well as more facilities and for the Muslim nation Salah is certainly keen to join. I think Salah will probably join Al Ittihad, he will definitely go to the Saudi leagues as a player in the Muslim world. It would be a compliment for him to join Al Ittihad as a Muslim. Muslims all over the world would want Salah to play at a Saudi club, and the Muslim star would certainly show more interest in going there.

Mohamed Salah moving to Suadi will be one of the best decision he can make regarding his career. Ever since Sadio Mane moved to Bayern Munic, M.Salah have not been the goal scoring machine we used to know. Now thatMane have moved to Al Nassr to join Christiano Ronaldo , I think Salah will make a wonderful addition to the team instead of Al Ittihad; just imagine how lethal the trio will be.

Understanding the times is very important for every professional footballer. I remembered when the wave of China movement blew, some players keyed into it and retired with large bank accounts. Now is the time of Saudi blank cheque, every smart player that have made a name in Europe should embrace this opportunity to remain in the news.

[Leviathan.007]

Lewandowski and Salah are top priorities of clubs in Saudi Arabia. After having three big star players, Ronaldo, Benzema and Neymar, they are targeting younger players like Salah. They failed in this summer but I believe they will return to Europe with other offers in next transfer. If their plan is for World Cup 2030, they will continue to spend money to improve quality of their league with hope that it will help their local players to learn from those legendary players then increasing quality and competitiveness of their national team.

As I said in another post, Lewandowski stated that he had received a big offer from one of the Suadi clubs. However, he said on that occasion that he rejected it and wanted to stay with Barcelona. I don't know why Lewandowski is really attracted to this giant Spanish club, he has also said on several occasions that he is not interested in moving to another club and will probably end his career at Camp Nou. as a Barcelona fan, I was very happy to hear what was said Lewandowski. although, when the time comes, Lewandowski could change his decision and accept an offer from one of the giant Saudi clubs. Despite all that, I'm still happy wherever he goes to change clubs.

However, there are several other names that are still being targeted by Saudi clubs in the coming season or winter transfer window. I suspect Mo Salah will leave for Al Ittihad, maybe in the winter window, or next season. and Liverpool will let him go. However, in the previous transfer window, this would not be realized. because Klopp still really needs his services.
Next there will be many more newcomers who will leave for the Saudi Pro League, I think they still have the ambition to enliven this League to become a concern in the eyes of the international world.

We know the Saudi teams usually try to get what they want by spending too much money and every palyer usually gets attracted when they spend a huge amount of money, They tried to hire Salah from Liverpool but they failed, however Sauids was really close to having the agreement but in the end, Salah tried in Liverpool. Now the next project will be Lewandowski who is a goal-scoring machine in Barcelona and I'm sure Barcelona will not lose this player easily even in the next summer when he gets older.
 

[Docnaster]

We know the Saudi teams usually try to get what they want by spending too much money and every palyer usually gets attracted when they spend a huge amount of money, They tried to hire Salah from Liverpool but they failed, however Sauids was really close to having the agreement but in the end, Salah tried in Liverpool. Now the next project will be Lewandowski who is a goal-scoring machine in Barcelona and I'm sure Barcelona will not lose this player easily even in the next summer when he gets older.
 

If Saudi Arabian clubs are to go for important players like Mohamed salah and Lewandowski. They should do so during the open transfer window such that the clubs that this important players will be leaving will have time to buy replacement for this great players. In order to farewell in the season. You cannot just come when the transfer window has ended and decided to take away the goal-scoring machines of two clubs that are seriously competing in the European competitions.
I believe that what they did  is to give this players green light, telling them that they will come back for them by the next open window in January.

[KTChampions]

We know the Saudi teams usually try to get what they want by spending too much money and every palyer usually gets attracted when they spend a huge amount of money, They tried to hire Salah from Liverpool but they failed, however Sauids was really close to having the agreement but in the end, Salah tried in Liverpool. Now the next project will be Lewandowski who is a goal-scoring machine in Barcelona and I'm sure Barcelona will not lose this player easily even in the next summer when he gets older.

Salah was interested in a move, but Liverpool did not agree due to the fact that they obviously did not have an adequate replacement for this player. Maybe by next summer they will find a replacement and then sell him for a profit. Lewandowski will be 36 next summer, I think Barcelona will get rid of him easily because even now his performance is far from what was expected when he moved to Barcelona.

[GigaBit]

Lewandowski and Salah are top priorities of clubs in Saudi Arabia. After having three big star players, Ronaldo, Benzema and Neymar, they are targeting younger players like Salah. They failed in this summer but I believe they will return to Europe with other offers in next transfer. If their plan is for World Cup 2030, they will continue to spend money to improve quality of their league with hope that it will help their local players to learn from those legendary players then increasing quality and competitiveness of their national team.

As I said in another post, Lewandowski stated that he had received a big offer from one of the Suadi clubs. However, he said on that occasion that he rejected it and wanted to stay with Barcelona. I don't know why Lewandowski is really attracted to this giant Spanish club, he has also said on several occasions that he is not interested in moving to another club and will probably end his career at Camp Nou. as a Barcelona fan, I was very happy to hear what was said Lewandowski. although, when the time comes, Lewandowski could change his decision and accept an offer from one of the giant Saudi clubs. Despite all that, I'm still happy wherever he goes to change clubs.

However, there are several other names that are still being targeted by Saudi clubs in the coming season or winter transfer window. I suspect Mo Salah will leave for Al Ittihad, maybe in the winter window, or next season. and Liverpool will let him go. However, in the previous transfer window, this would not be realized. because Klopp still really needs his services.
Next there will be many more newcomers who will leave for the Saudi Pro League, I think they still have the ambition to enliven this League to become a concern in the eyes of the international world.

We know the Saudi teams usually try to get what they want by spending too much money and every palyer usually gets attracted when they spend a huge amount of money, They tried to hire Salah from Liverpool but they failed, however Sauids was really close to having the agreement but in the end, Salah tried in Liverpool. Now the next project will be Lewandowski who is a goal-scoring machine in Barcelona and I'm sure Barcelona will not lose this player easily even in the next summer when he gets older.
 

Saudi Arabia is trying to control in club football, which is not easy. They want their league to be one of the biggest leagues in the world. They are moving towards that goal. Though It was not possible for any other country to make such a history of investing a lot of money. They have already got some remarkable players and many are getting offers there as well. Gradually but certainly the positive attitude of the players towards Saudi is coming. The Cubs are attracting Saudi players to the league by providing them with all kinds of facilities they deserve.

Saudi have so far this season added 94 foreign players to their squads, of which 37 have come from various European clubs. If the league club Al Ittihad could have added Mohamed Salah to the squad it would have been a great achievement for them but they have failed.

[Westinhome]

If Saudi Arabian clubs are to go for important players like Mohamed salah and Lewandowski. They should do so during the open transfer window such that the clubs that this important players will be leaving will have time to buy replacement for this great players. In order to farewell in the season. You cannot just come when the transfer window has ended and decided to take away the goal-scoring machines of two clubs that are seriously competing in the European competitions.
I believe that what they did  is to give this players green light, telling them that they will come back for them by the next open window in January.

The Saudi Arabia league had give good offer to many players,both Mohamad and Lewandowski got good offer from the Saudi Arabia Club.The Saudi Arabia club also take care of the replacement of the player, if any of them leave the game.The players of Saudi Arabia club will get back to the European Club,this is not the end of the game after the finals.They will back to Saudi Arabia club again and make some another knock after the January month.The powerful players will get huge demand in the league matches.So we can wait for the play of this dtar players in the European league.

[Volgastallion]

I want to see what big move are gonna see in this summer window, the last one we have the Cristiano Ronaldo one, but that was a strange window because of World CUp and other things.

This year i think we can see some player who go out early from Champions or something like that arriving on Saudi league.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Saudi have so far this season added 94 foreign players to their squads, of which 37 have come from various European clubs. If the league club Al Ittihad could have added Mohamed Salah to the squad it would have been a great achievement for them but they have failed.

I heard that European clubs are now calmer because since the transfer window closed they are no longer worried about losing their mainstay players, as we know the players continue to be tempted with tempting offers Liverpool and Manchester City are clubs that are always wary of these offers. In the next transfer window Mohamed Salah is Al-Ittihad main target they know that Salah wants to find new experiences, especially since Salah is also used to the culture of the Saudi league I mean the country is no different from Saudi Arabia, there are many similarities.

[n00ber]

We know the Saudi teams usually try to get what they want by spending too much money and every palyer usually gets attracted when they spend a huge amount of money, They tried to hire Salah from Liverpool but they failed, however Sauids was really close to having the agreement but in the end, Salah tried in Liverpool. Now the next project will be Lewandowski who is a goal-scoring machine in Barcelona and I'm sure Barcelona will not lose this player easily even in the next summer when he gets older.

Salah was interested in a move, but Liverpool did not agree due to the fact that they obviously did not have an adequate replacement for this player. Maybe by next summer they will find a replacement and then sell him for a profit. Lewandowski will be 36 next summer, I think Barcelona will get rid of him easily because even now his performance is far from what was expected when he moved to Barcelona.

It is likely that Lewandowski will end his career at Barcelona where he and his family feel very comfortable. Currently, I see he is still hungry for titles. Lewandowski did not take any action to show that he wanted to leave Barcelona. Lewandowski craves titles more than Saudi Arabia's money.
Indeed, after his contract with Barcelona ended, he wondered if he wanted to continue playing. He would think again if there were any offers from Saudi Arabia then.

[n0ne]

Saudi have so far this season added 94 foreign players to their squads, of which 37 have come from various European clubs. If the league club Al Ittihad could have added Mohamed Salah to the squad it would have been a great achievement for them but they have failed.

I heard that European clubs are now calmer because since the transfer window closed they are no longer worried about losing their mainstay players, as we know the players continue to be tempted with tempting offers Liverpool and Manchester City are clubs that are always wary of these offers. In the next transfer window Mohamed Salah is Al-Ittihad main target they know that Salah wants to find new experiences, especially since Salah is also used to the culture of the Saudi league I mean the country is no different from Saudi Arabia, there are many similarities.

Saudi Arabia Pro League is trying to make big change in the football history with its teams signing deal with leading football stars from different European clubs. It all started with Ronaldo and a big list of players have come into the Saudi Arabia Pro League. With the summer window closing Saudi Arabia Pro League clubs have spent £784 million on players. Among that 87% was spend by the four clubs Al Hilal, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad.

[Doell]

Saudi have so far this season added 94 foreign players to their squads, of which 37 have come from various European clubs. If the league club Al Ittihad could have added Mohamed Salah to the squad it would have been a great achievement for them but they have failed.

I heard that European clubs are now calmer because since the transfer window closed they are no longer worried about losing their mainstay players, as we know the players continue to be tempted with tempting offers Liverpool and Manchester City are clubs that are always wary of these offers. In the next transfer window Mohamed Salah is Al-Ittihad main target they know that Salah wants to find new experiences, especially since Salah is also used to the culture of the Saudi league I mean the country is no different from Saudi Arabia, there are many similarities.

Mohamed Salah Hamed Ghaly contract at Liverpool will end in 2025, and if M. Salah does not renew his contract it seems like Liverpool must to sell Salah if they want to make an advantage in next season transfer window. As you said, M. Salah is already used to the culture of the Saudi, considering that he also comes from Egypt, their culture is the same yes. And surely he really wants to play in Saudi, apart from that is big money, also he can compete with other old superstar players. Saudis crazy project is the best this season they recruited lots of Europa players, incredible if they can do it again next season.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Saudi Arabia Pro League is trying to make big change in the football history with its teams signing deal with leading football stars from different European clubs. It all started with Ronaldo and a big list of players have come into the Saudi Arabia Pro League. With the summer window closing Saudi Arabia Pro League clubs have spent £784 million on players. Among that 87% was spend by the four clubs Al Hilal, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad.

The budget should be higher, even reaching £1 Billion it's just that some of the targeted players refused/ignored the offer like Neymar the most expensive and others. Even though they have spent that much money, they haven't stopped as if to show that their spending targets have not been achieved, I estimate they prepared 2 Billion to bring in all the star players that doesn't include salary  even though we know that in 2-4 years it cannot be guaranteed that they will get a return but they are confident.

[hahay]

Saudi Arabia Pro League is trying to make big change in the football history with its teams signing deal with leading football stars from different European clubs. It all started with Ronaldo and a big list of players have come into the Saudi Arabia Pro League. With the summer window closing Saudi Arabia Pro League clubs have spent £784 million on players. Among that 87% was spend by the four clubs Al Hilal, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad.

The budget should be higher, even reaching £1 Billion it's just that some of the targeted players refused/ignored the offer like Neymar the most expensive and others. Even though they have spent that much money, they haven't stopped as if to show that their spending targets have not been achieved, I estimate they prepared 2 Billion to bring in all the star players that doesn't include salary  even though we know that in 2-4 years it cannot be guaranteed that they will get a return but they are confident.

Yes, what these clubs are doing is crazy but at least, if there were no such clubs with rich ownership also the Saudi Pro League would not be as popular as the moment. Therefore, when they have managed to bring Ronaldo as a soccer icon. Then of course, it makes their way easy for these rich clubs to continue to bring in star players and other great players from Europe. So, since history has been made then of course, over time the Saudi Pro League clubs will continue this trend every time the transfer window opens.

[Kasabus]

Saudi Arabia Pro League is trying to make big change in the football history with its teams signing deal with leading football stars from different European clubs. It all started with Ronaldo and a big list of players have come into the Saudi Arabia Pro League. With the summer window closing Saudi Arabia Pro League clubs have spent £784 million on players. Among that 87% was spend by the four clubs Al Hilal, Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad.

The budget should be higher, even reaching £1 Billion it's just that some of the targeted players refused/ignored the offer like Neymar the most expensive and others. Even though they have spent that much money, they haven't stopped as if to show that their spending targets have not been achieved, I estimate they prepared 2 Billion to bring in all the star players that doesn't include salary   even though we know that in 2-4 years it cannot be guaranteed that they will get a return but they are confident.

Their talent alone will certainly be a benefit for them and for the whole league, there is no question about that, but that is not the only reason why they had offered these enormous amounts to these players even if there are no guarantees in the end because they are also after are the image that comes with the acquisition, exposure and specially, the player's fan bases that also comes with it.