Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Amphenomenon]

We're about to experience another raid from the transfer market by the Saudi Pro League, they succeed in luring several top European players to the league and since it helped in improving the level of the league’s popularity it means they maid still want more European players come into the league, a lot of European players that a earning little from their club would be tempted to move over to the Saudi side cause of the financial benefits it comes with.

 Well as for Jodan Sancho he's a young player with lots of talent, I believe he still got more left in him to showcase in the European Football, therefore it would be a wrong call to switch to the Saudi side this early cause of the financial benefits, well I hope he makes the right decision, as for Mo' Salah, Liverpool succeeded in keeping him in the club this season but I doubt if they'll be able to keep him much longer, cause the Saudi side would come up with a more tempting offer and Liverpool would have no choice but to let their star man leave.

Sancho won't be going to Saudi Arabia, if they are really interested in Manchester United player then they should opt for Casemiro because big money move will definitely lure him there since he already has everything (champions league, last liga, club World Cup and others) and he definitely knows getting the Premier league trophy with Manchester United with the current team (players, coach and back room staff) is not possible, he will love to go to Saudi and he will be a great buy.
Salah is not leaving Liverpool anytime soon big money cannot lure him except Liverpool accept to let him go and which they won't expect they are sure they officially have a replacement for sure

[Leviathan.007]

I think salah is gonna be one of the incoming players in the nexts seasons i dont know if in the next one or in two ahead, because he still being so important for Liverpool team, so i dont know if they want to see him leaving to Saudi Arabia, but surely he is gonna end there.

Of course, we have heard rumors about him for some time, Al-Ittihad is a team that has great intentions to recruit him, but the recruitment plan did not materialize because Liverpool did not have enough time to find a replacement for Salah at Liverpool. In fact, in several mainstream sports media, I saw news that SPL officials would fully support Al-Ittihad in getting Salah.

Al Ittihad is making changes faster than they should normally, because this team couldn't get good results this season even after hiring many players and spending money on famous players like Benzema during their last summer.
That's why they fired the Portuguese coach Nuno Santo and Marcelo Gallardo is going to start working in the Saudi League soon. This coach has many achievements and Al Ittihad hopes to improve their team with the new coach they got.

[Docnaster]

I think salah is gonna be one of the incoming players in the nexts seasons i dont know if in the next one or in two ahead, because he still being so important for Liverpool team, so i dont know if they want to see him leaving to Saudi Arabia, but surely he is gonna end there.

Of course, we have heard rumors about him for some time, Al-Ittihad is a team that has great intentions to recruit him, but the recruitment plan did not materialize because Liverpool did not have enough time to find a replacement for Salah at Liverpool. In fact, in several mainstream sports media, I saw news that SPL officials would fully support Al-Ittihad in getting Salah.

Al Ittihad is making changes faster than they should normally, because this team couldn't get good results this season even after hiring many players and spending money on famous players like Benzema during their last summer.
That's why they fired the Portuguese coach Nuno Santo and Marcelo Gallardo is going to start working in the Saudi League soon. This coach has many achievements and Al Ittihad hopes to improve their team with the new coach they got.

During the summer transfer window, Al Ittihad was one of the most busy Saudi League club in the transfer market as they signed good number of European based players including players like Ngolo Kante as well as former Balon D'or winner Karim Benzema but unfortunately for the club their addition of high profile players to the club hasn't helped them to be at the top of the Saudi Pro League standings.
Signing Mohammed Salah next summer isn't the solution to club's poor performance rather they should try and find a manager that'll best blend the team together and make them play more like a team than like star individual players.

[Kaliandra]

~snip~

I think they are trying to transition to a league that has quality as well. Especially because they have already got the popularity they needed. Now they need more young and quality players. Players that are going to be able to improve the quality of football in the league and also attract other young players. We saw Ronaldo come here and he did attract a lot of senior players. Now is the time for them to bring in young players.

And I don't think it is going to be a problem for them because they have the money and a club is not going to pass on a crazy deal.

What the Saudi Pro League is doing might not be the best long-term plan, I'm beginning to think. Bringing in famous players like Ronaldo and Neymar makes news and increases popularity, but what about long-term success? It's possible that relying only on star power, especially from experienced players, might not be enough to improve the team's general quality

We should think about the future, right? Your league's ability to grow and get better depends on its young, skilled players. One problem is that it's hard to get these young players to choose the SPL over well-known European teams. It's to advance their careers, win titles, and get noticed in the major levels. For the SPL to be successful in drawing this important group, they'll need to come up with something equally appealing

I think what the Saudi Pro League is doing is an extraordinary way because in this way it has been proven that now the Saudi Pro League is being looked at by many people and before Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, people rarely talked about the Al Nassr team, Al Hilal and so on. However, when Al Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo, at that time the name Al Nassr became popular and the Saudi Pro League club also became famous. I think what the Saudi Pro League did was a good thing to boost the popularity of the Saudi Pro League. and there is nothing wrong with the Saudi Pro League and I am sure that a breakthrough like that will build positive things for the Saudi Pro League, rather than not making any breakthroughs. and I see that the breakthroughs made by the Saudi pro league are positive things for building the future of the Saudi pro league.

and I also just read news and in this case Saudi Arabia is very great in advancing the world of football in Saudi Arabia.
source: https://www.kompas.tv/amp/olahraga/363642/profil-al-nassr-klub-baru-cristiano-ronaldo-yang-sanggup-bayar-rp3-2-t-untuk-kontrak-hingga-2025

[Leviathan.007]

Michael Emenalo, the director of football of the Saudi Pro League started talking about the players they could from top European teams and the players they are going to buy in this league soon.
We saw players like Ronaldo, Benzema, and Mane join this league but the Michael Emenalo believes they can even hire other superstar players and that's why we can even wait for players like Salah in the next transfer window.
Michael Emenalo said he supports the players they bought and he supports the teams spending huge amounts of money for these players.

https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/637812

[TelolettOm]

Ronaldo is a very different player to Haaland; while Haaland is a prolific goalscorer, ronaldo is more than just a goalscorer; he is a mentality monster and also an elite creator in the football game; proficient in penalty kicks, free kicks and has dominated in every league he has played in.

Yes. Ronaldo isn't the same as Haaland. Ronaldo has more skills, he can play in more positions. In his prime era, Ronaldo can play well almost in every position in front line (CF, LW, RW). Ronaldo wasn't only a great top scorer, he also made many assists. For me, Ronaldo is a complete attacker. Meanwhile Haaland, he is only a pure striker (CF).

While Haaland can also be the very best; he cannot lace the cristiano ronaldo capacity or fill his boots.

Ronaldo and Haaland are different type of attackers. Surely they are incomparable. I think we don't need to compare them, right?

[Leviathan.007]

I wonder if the trend will continue if Ronaldo finishes his career t leaves the club accordingly? I, for one, am considering it. Moreover, rumours have recently surfaced again that the Saudi Arabian club may be allowed to play in the Champions League. Only if earlier it sounded from the mouth of the Saudi league itself, now it sounds from the side of UEFA that they may invite Al Nassr.

The undisputed GOAT is in Saudi Arabia and have completed milestones of goals and he's aiming to break more football records in Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo is experienced and basically knows what everyone expects from him and he ensure he delivers his team interms of difficulties. He might playing Football until he clocks 40 years of age because he's still very agile as any player that are in their late 20s. Ronaldo competitive stats is far better than those young players that are in their prime, some of them don't even go an inch close to his level.

It's not that the GOAT is the Saudi Arabian but I think Ronaldo is the GOAT in the world and regardless of his age, he can still have good performance in the time he plays for them.
We know Ronaldo had good performances when he was a younger player in Real Madrid and Manchester United but even after the age of 30, he still had good performances and Ronaldo even scored more goals after this time. He is definitely a player who can play for a longer time.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It's not that the GOAT is the Saudi Arabian but I think Ronaldo is the GOAT in the world and regardless of his age, he can still have good performance in the time he plays for them.
We know Ronaldo had good performances when he was a younger player in Real Madrid and Manchester United but even after the age of 30, he still had good performances and Ronaldo even scored more goals after this time. He is definitely a player who can play for a longer time.

There is no point in arguing about Goat the fact is Ronaldo still continues to make a record in his old age and not all players can do it even young players, we know what is happening to the Saudi Pro League at this time is the decision of Ronaldo to move first and other players follow their steps this should be enough to answer all questions In old age Ronaldo has made a new record as a top scorer in several leagues or continents, he only needs one more league to be completed, it is Bundesliga but for this one seems impossible because I think Ronaldo will end his career in Saudi Pro League.

Do you think there are other players who will overtake Ronaldo on the top score list this season? at first I thought it was Neymar but the fact was far from expectations and now Aleksandar Mitrović may be the closest competitor while Benzema cannot be relied upon because he is inconsistent. Talisca is also on the list but somehow he can shift Ronaldo.

[makishart]

Michael Emenalo, the director of football of the Saudi Pro League started talking about the players they could from top European teams and the players they are going to buy in this league soon.
We saw players like Ronaldo, Benzema, and Mane join this league but the Michael Emenalo believes they can even hire other superstar players and that's why we can even wait for players like Salah in the next transfer window.
Michael Emenalo said he supports the players they bought and he supports the teams spending huge amounts of money for these players.

Salah, Modric, De bruyne and many more have been mentioned recently. Those players have been targeting by saudi pro league. Saudi has been making preparation to buy high level players to join in the league.
It feels like that we will be seeing many top players from various league to compete in the same league. I have heard that if al nassr has been linked also with one of top player.

The club needs to push its transfer into the another level to create hype. You can imagine if there will be a club in saudi pro league who can bring modric and de bruyne together in the SPL. that would be so crazy to think about that.
I hope their target will be fully achieved. Saudi club needs to prepare a lot of money to make it happen. It will be so crazy to see a club that has many great players from the various european leagues.

Saudi pro league club has been starting to hunt those players.

[nullama]

~snip~
It's not that the GOAT is the Saudi Arabian but I think Ronaldo is the GOAT in the world and regardless of his age, he can still have good performance in the time he plays for them.
We know Ronaldo had good performances when he was a younger player in Real Madrid and Manchester United but even after the age of 30, he still had good performances and Ronaldo even scored more goals after this time. He is definitely a player who can play for a longer time.

Ronaldo is a player from the previous generation really, the sport has now changed quite a bit.

For example, the many substitutions you can have, the extra time going further than 5 minutes, etc.

It's a very different game now that probably will suit a different type of player.

[Marvell1]

~snip~

What the Saudi Pro League is doing might not be the best long-term plan, I'm beginning to think. Bringing in famous players like Ronaldo and Neymar makes news and increases popularity, but what about long-term success? It's possible that relying only on star power, especially from experienced players, might not be enough to improve the team's general quality

We should think about the future, right? Your league's ability to grow and get better depends on its young, skilled players. One problem is that it's hard to get these young players to choose the SPL over well-known European teams. It's to advance their careers, win titles, and get noticed in the major levels. For the SPL to be successful in drawing this important group, they'll need to come up with something equally appealing

I think that is going to change though. Because it is rumoured that the Saudi Professional League is in talks with UEFA about including them in the Champions League competition. So if they actually get included in the Champions League competition, I think a lot more young players are going to be interested in going to the Saudi league. Especially when they see that they are offering a lot more money. But as I said, it is only a rumour. And I still don't know whether it will actually happen, and even if it does when it will happen.

[rendravolt]

I wonder if the trend will continue if Ronaldo finishes his career t leaves the club accordingly? I, for one, am considering it. Moreover, rumours have recently surfaced again that the Saudi Arabian club may be allowed to play in the Champions League. Only if earlier it sounded from the mouth of the Saudi league itself, now it sounds from the side of UEFA that they may invite Al Nassr.

The undisputed GOAT is in Saudi Arabia and have completed milestones of goals and he's aiming to break more football records in Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo is experienced and basically knows what everyone expects from him and he ensure he delivers his team interms of difficulties. He might playing Football until he clocks 40 years of age because he's still very agile as any player that are in their late 20s. Ronaldo competitive stats is far better than those young players that are in their prime, some of them don't even go an inch close to his level.

It's not that the GOAT is the Saudi Arabian but I think Ronaldo is the GOAT in the world and regardless of his age, he can still have good performance in the time he plays for them.
We know Ronaldo had good performances when he was a younger player in Real Madrid and Manchester United but even after the age of 30, he still had good performances and Ronaldo even scored more goals after this time. He is definitely a player who can play for a longer time.

Talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Ettifaq coach Steven Gerrard also commented and he said this:

Steven Gerrard: “I think when the GOAT [Ronaldo], as we call him, arrived in January, it was a huge deal, and he still has a lot to offer in football.

After the arrival of Cristiano, the popularity of the league increased and all the big players moved to Saudi.”

Source: https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1726350779236393041

It is quite clear that he is an important figure in what has happened in the Saudi league since last January and with the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo everything has improved drastically, especially in terms of the league's popularity. Of course there will always be European players coming and of course with large salaries it will be very difficult for them to refuse, so the opportunity for these European players will always be close to the door of the Saudi League.

[Strongkored]

Al Ittihad is making changes faster than they should normally, because this team couldn't get good results this season even after hiring many players and spending money on famous players like Benzema during their last summer.
That's why they fired the Portuguese coach Nuno Santo and Marcelo Gallardo is going to start working in the Saudi League soon. This coach has many achievements and Al Ittihad hopes to improve their team with the new coach they got.

The bad results obtained by Ittihad FC in several matches could be the cause although other factors might also be a consideration for the club to change coach. At the start of the season, there was news that Nuno Santos did not like the club's decision to buy an old player like Benzema, and rumors were increasingly growing that stated that Benzema has asked his agent to look for another club in the Saudi Pro League, although this was immediately denied by the club.
It's quite reasonable why Nuno Santoz doesn't like old players, because a good team must of course be built with young players so that when they find cooperation the results will last longer, unlike old players who may only last 2-3 seasons and then have to return looking for a replacement, but of course the club had other considerations as to why they chose to bring in Benzema, but indeed Ittihad experienced quite a real decline so changing the coach might bring about better changes, although it does not rule out the possibility of the same results this season.

[Fuso.hp]

We're about to experience another raid from the transfer market by the Saudi Pro League, they succeed in luring several top European players to the league and since it helped in improving the level of the league’s popularity it means they maid still want more European players come into the league, a lot of European players that a earning little from their club would be tempted to move over to the Saudi side cause of the financial benefits it comes with.

 Well as for Jodan Sancho he's a young player with lots of talent, I believe he still got more left in him to showcase in the European Football, therefore it would be a wrong call to switch to the Saudi side this early cause of the financial benefits, well I hope he makes the right decision, as for Mo' Salah, Liverpool succeeded in keeping him in the club this season but I doubt if they'll be able to keep him much longer, cause the Saudi side would come up with a more tempting offer and Liverpool would have no choice but to let their star man leave.

Saudi Pro League clubs are not relenting, they're keen on signing the important players from Europe this coming transfer window, that's their primary target currently. All thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo who created such remarkable path for these Saudi Clubs. Last summer was just a little taste of them, next transfer window, there's definitely going to be massive signings of players with hugh sums which can not be easily resistable by the player in question. Saudi Arabia knows specifically what these players wants and they're keen on giving it to them with ease efforts.

I wonder if the trend will continue if Ronaldo finishes his career t leaves the club accordingly? I, for one, am considering it. Moreover, rumours have recently surfaced again that the Saudi Arabian club may be allowed to play in the Champions League. Only if earlier it sounded from the mouth of the Saudi league itself, now it sounds from the side of UEFA that they may invite Al Nassr.

A few days ago there were rumors that two top tier clubs from Saudi clubs might play in the Champions League. If the top two teams in the Saudi League qualify for the Champions League, they will be Al Nasser and Al Hilal. I don't know how likely this rumor is to be true but if this rumor is true then it is very good news for Ronaldo and for Al Nach. If Al Nasser is allowed to play in the Champions League, Ronaldo will be able to show his dominance in the Champions League again and Al Nasser will be encouraged to buy more European players and since Al Nasser will actually have the opportunity to play in the Champions League, I think that Al Nasser will offer any players. I hope this rumor will come true from the next season.

[makishart]

~snip~

What the Saudi Pro League is doing might not be the best long-term plan, I'm beginning to think. Bringing in famous players like Ronaldo and Neymar makes news and increases popularity, but what about long-term success? It's possible that relying only on star power, especially from experienced players, might not be enough to improve the team's general quality

We should think about the future, right? Your league's ability to grow and get better depends on its young, skilled players. One problem is that it's hard to get these young players to choose the SPL over well-known European teams. It's to advance their careers, win titles, and get noticed in the major levels. For the SPL to be successful in drawing this important group, they'll need to come up with something equally appealing

I think that is going to change though. Because it is rumoured that the Saudi Professional League is in talks with UEFA about including them in the Champions League competition. So if they actually get included in the Champions League competition, I think a lot more young players are going to be interested in going to the Saudi league. Especially when they see that they are offering a lot more money. But as I said, it is only a rumour. And I still don't know whether it will actually happen, and even if it does when it will happen.

I have heard two rumors regarding it this year.

1. UEFA has been rumored considering including the winner of SPL into the UCL as per saudi pro league's requestion the UEFA. I personally rejected this idea caused by it will be only destroy the reputation of FIFA.
2. UEFA has invited al nassr to participate in the UCL through invitation due to the popularity of the club.

It seems that people are beginning to hold the opinion that the news about the UEFA giving an opportunity for the Saudi club to participate is nothing but fake news. There's no need to trust it anymore. People are losing their brain.

[Hirose UK]

Ronaldo is a very different player to Haaland; while Haaland is a prolific goalscorer, ronaldo is more than just a goalscorer; he is a mentality monster and also an elite creator in the football game; proficient in penalty kicks, free kicks and has dominated in every league he has played in.

Yes. Ronaldo isn't the same as Haaland. Ronaldo has more skills, he can play in more positions. In his prime era, Ronaldo can play well almost in every position in front line (CF, LW, RW). Ronaldo wasn't only a great top scorer, he also made many assists. For me, Ronaldo is a complete attacker. Meanwhile Haaland, he is only a pure striker (CF).

If talk about when you were young like Ronaldo, when he was the same age as Haaland, he could have become topic of conversation throughout the world among football fans, Ronaldo greatness even showed new football fans or fans who started to appear to idolize him.
All of this happened because Ronaldo had become great player and when he was with Manchester United it was clear that Ronaldo had career and achievements that were much better than all the Manchester United players at that time.
Now he is playing in the SPL and has brought big changes to the SPL especially for Al Nassr, the team he plays for.

While Haaland can also be the very best; he cannot lace the cristiano ronaldo capacity or fill his boots.

Ronaldo and Haaland are different type of attackers. Surely they are incomparable. I think we don't need to compare them, right?

Yes, these two players are both players in the attacking line, but you can see that the difference between the two is quite significant.
Maybe those football fans who haven't seen Ronaldo development since he first joined European football team will never know all this.

[Docnaster]

~snip~

What the Saudi Pro League is doing might not be the best long-term plan, I'm beginning to think. Bringing in famous players like Ronaldo and Neymar makes news and increases popularity, but what about long-term success? It's possible that relying only on star power, especially from experienced players, might not be enough to improve the team's general quality

We should think about the future, right? Your league's ability to grow and get better depends on its young, skilled players. One problem is that it's hard to get these young players to choose the SPL over well-known European teams. It's to advance their careers, win titles, and get noticed in the major levels. For the SPL to be successful in drawing this important group, they'll need to come up with something equally appealing

I think that is going to change though. Because it is rumoured that the Saudi Professional League is in talks with UEFA about including them in the Champions League competition. So if they actually get included in the Champions League competition, I think a lot more young players are going to be interested in going to the Saudi league. Especially when they see that they are offering a lot more money. But as I said, it is only a rumour. And I still don't know whether it will actually happen, and even if it does when it will happen.

The decision to sign many football veterans from the  European scene I think can never be a long term plan to improve the quality of football in the Saudi League because most of these players barely have few more years to play professional football before retiring from the the beautiful round leather game. But I think the Saudi League is signing these players for another reason and that's to get global audience and popularity. At the moment, I think they've gotten what they really want when it comes to advertising the league to the world because at the moment, almost every part of the world now discusses about the Saudi League thanks the the presence of football superstars in the league.
Now that they've gotten what they want in terms of global recognition, I think it's now high time they start developing young talents in the country in other to remain popular in world football.

[Belarge]

The decision to sign many football veterans from the  European scene I think can never be a long term plan to improve the quality of football in the Saudi League because most of these players barely have few more years to play professional football before retiring from the the beautiful round leather game. But I think the Saudi League is signing these players for another reason and that's to get global audience and popularity. At the moment, I think they've gotten what they really want when it comes to advertising the league to the world because at the moment, almost every part of the world now discusses about the Saudi League thanks the the presence of football superstars in the league.
Now that they've gotten what they want in terms of global recognition, I think it's now high time they start developing young talents in the country in other to remain popular in world football.

Club football is simply the best competitive games. Players of the current era of football doesn't play for awards or major titles, though some brilliant ones actually focuses on that but those random players focused on earning big salaries from clubs, one of the reason they're focused on moving to SPL clubs and playing significant roles just for the improvement and popularity of the league. Saudi Pro League clubs will not stop until they've succeeded in bringing in more promising players from European football. This is just the beginning as I'm certain they will continue to push for more signings in upcoming summer.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The decision to sign many football veterans from the  European scene I think can never be a long term plan to improve the quality of football in the Saudi League because most of these players barely have few more years to play professional football before retiring from the the beautiful round leather game. But I think the Saudi League is signing these players for another reason and that's to get global audience and popularity. At the moment, I think they've gotten what they really want when it comes to advertising the league to the world because at the moment, almost every part of the world now discusses about the Saudi League thanks the the presence of football superstars in the league.
Now that they've gotten what they want in terms of global recognition, I think it's now high time they start developing young talents in the country in other to remain popular in world football.

Club football is simply the best competitive games. Players of the current era of football doesn't play for awards or major titles, though some brilliant ones actually focuses on that but those random players focused on earning big salaries from clubs, one of the reason they're focused on moving to SPL clubs and playing significant roles just for the improvement and popularity of the league. Saudi Pro League clubs will not stop until they've succeeded in bringing in more promising players from European football. This is just the beginning as I'm certain they will continue to push for more signings in upcoming summer.

Saudi Arabian clubs have spent a lot of money to bring in several star  players from Europe. And they benefited greatly from it. First of all, the world knows about the Saudi Pro League. Saudi  Arabia has been  promoted. And secondly, the overall performance  of the clubs in Saudi Arabia has also improved tremendously. Saudi Pro  League has now become much more  competitive and exciting. And if this continues, if Saudi  clubs continue to  add more talented players  from Europe to the Saudi League, then I'd say the Saudi Pro League will become more exciting than Ligue 1 in the next few years.

[Jody.Drummer]

It wasn't a surprise when they brought in some of the top players from Europe to join the SPL, it was their plan to boost the League's popularity and it worked. Especially now that there are rumors that one of the clubs from the SPL has asked to join and be part of the Champions League, Al Nassr. Although it is just a rumor, but from here we can see they are successful with their buzz recruiting many players who previously played for big clubs in Europe.
If it does happen (Al Nassr will play in the Champions League), it will be a huge success for the SPL.

I have now spent some time researching where this rumor comes from that the UEFA intends to invite Al-Nassr into the Champions League for the season 24/25. I can't find an official source that either cites any official channel from the UEFA or is itself considered highly trustworthy.

Can anyone post a link here where the UEFA or one of their officials has announced that Al-Nassr will be invited or confirmed that the rumor is true and that there are considerations to extend the Champions League by this club?

That's what I emphasized in what I said earlier "even if it's just a rumor" which I also did not find an official source for this rumor to be followed up. But my point here is that when there are rumors like that circulating, then I can conclude that their league has become popular, even to the point of such rumors. Regardless of who first made the news or anything else, it is of interest to us, me especially. The reason is, I'm thinking what if this really happens? Yes, although realistically I also don't think that far.

The decision to sign many football veterans from the  European scene I think can never be a long term plan to improve the quality of football in the Saudi League because most of these players barely have few more years to play professional football before retiring from the the beautiful round leather game. But I think the Saudi League is signing these players for another reason and that's to get global audience and popularity. At the moment, I think they've gotten what they really want when it comes to advertising the league to the world because at the moment, almost every part of the world now discusses about the Saudi League thanks the the presence of football superstars in the league.
Now that they've gotten what they want in terms of global recognition, I think it's now high time they start developing young talents in the country in other to remain popular in world football.

Club football is simply the best competitive games. Players of the current era of football doesn't play for awards or major titles, though some brilliant ones actually focuses on that but those random players focused on earning big salaries from clubs, one of the reason they're focused on moving to SPL clubs and playing significant roles just for the improvement and popularity of the league. Saudi Pro League clubs will not stop until they've succeeded in bringing in more promising players from European football. This is just the beginning as I'm certain they will continue to push for more signings in upcoming summer.

I totally agree when their movement focuses on increasing the popularity of their league. But if they are good at utilizing moments like this, then indirectly they can also build or develop the young players they have to be able to learn directly from the experience of players who have long played in Europe, it will be very motivating for them in my opinion.
But so far I'm also not focusing on that, because I also don't pay much attention to the young players they have now. Yes, I don't deny that my interest in this league is due to the number of star plyers. For me, the matter of young players is purely a matter for their federation or the people who have an interest there.