Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[temple]

I just came across a post on social media claiming to have come from the official page of Inter Miami disassociating themself from the friendly match. They said the owner of the team have not publicly or privately made a statement concerning that, so they’re not going to be playing any friendly match- Riyadh Season cup which is just within three teams; Inter Miami, Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal. They said it was inaccurate and are not participating in the competition.

There is some confusion related to this. Initially Inter Miami CF put up a statement claiming that the claim is false, but after a few hours the statement was deleted from their website. They claim that the club is yet to finalize the 2024 preseason schedule, but some informal talks maybe going on. Anyway, it looks as if Saudis are still pursuing Lionel Messi, after the failed attempt to get him play for one of the Saudi Arabian clubs. These two players - Messi and Kylian Mbappé were their prized targets and they still can't accept the fact that they were unable to get them onboard.

I think the planning is not about making Messi play in the Saudi Pro League, but to make a match between Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar. But ya, maybe because at this moment it also seems that Inter Miami does not have good performance and results so ya, maybe they are not willing to play in the tournament they will create as mentioned above. Anyway, the mission to bring Mbappe is an impossible mission, because Mbappe is a player with great potential and still a young age. So obviously, Mbappe will still play in the top European league but about Messi, it seems possible but not entirely sure either. Well, at least regarding the tournament mentioned which is only played by three teams, it is only for commercial needs because they have stars in their squad.

Agree, maybe they plan to make a match competition between Messi Ronaldo Neymar. Overall, all three players CR7 Messi and Neynar is superstars, which could possibly to attract a lot of viewers. Mbappe is still want many awards in Europa, his arrival in Saudi is very unlikely. If him want earn big money, Mbappe can also get it in Europa, because this player is still being targeted by many big clubs. PSG will also probably keep Mbappe, because he is the most important key player for them.

Mbappe has declined any negotiations with clubs from the Saudi Professional League during the last transfer period when he refused the offer over 700 million dollars I think and Neymar, nobody knows when that guy will be healthy again and then if he is healthy for how long he will be playing. Messi won't go to the Saudi League as he has no reason to do it. He earns enough money in the MLS due to his contracts with Apple and Adidas. He is also the GOAT and why would he go where Ronaldo is. Ronaldo can go where he is, I think that is what Messi thinks and feels if thinks about Ronaldo at all.

[Volgastallion]

 Ronaldo and Messi are known currently to be world football stars and they have this effect on every team they're in, the fans and football in general, they're two comparisons that just can't be exhausted, their style of football varies but are top notch, Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr had impact on the club in terms of fan building and gameplay, Al Nassr came to the spotlight and they had more recognition and views in their games than before.
For Messi, he has thesame effect in Inter Miami as Ronaldo did in Al Nassr, the both players are appreciated in their respective teams and they're the reason why our of the blue the two clubs are watched closely by fans.

 For the game between Al Nassr and Inter Miami, there's a reason why it's fixed and other than normal European contests, that game is one that'd be the center of attraction in the world. Everyone wants to see the world best players against themselves one more time. I anticipate the game also, although I percieve that Al Nassr would have an upper hand against Inter Miami but let me not predict, the game is one that'll surely bring back the most heated argument of who's the best player amongst the two men and I really can't wait for the result.

The only thing about that match who makes me laught is the title "the last dance" ok man but.... it was not the last dance that game between PSG and the mix of players of Saudi League?

So i think we are gonna see last dance 1, last dance 2, last dance 3, and so on...  

[Oluwa-btc]

Ronaldo and Messi are known currently to be world football stars and they have this effect on every team they're in, the fans and football in general, they're two comparisons that just can't be exhausted, their style of football varies but are top notch, Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr had impact on the club in terms of fan building and gameplay, Al Nassr came to the spotlight and they had more recognition and views in their games than before.
For Messi, he has thesame effect in Inter Miami as Ronaldo did in Al Nassr, the both players are appreciated in their respective teams and they're the reason why our of the blue the two clubs are watched closely by fans.

 For the game between Al Nassr and Inter Miami, there's a reason why it's fixed and other than normal European contests, that game is one that'd be the center of attraction in the world. Everyone wants to see the world best players against themselves one more time. I anticipate the game also, although I percieve that Al Nassr would have an upper hand against Inter Miami but let me not predict, the game is one that'll surely bring back the most heated argument of who's the best player amongst the two men and I really can't wait for the result.

They'll remain the two greatest players and I ain't see no one that'll match them lace. Around Europe. It'll take a lot to follow in the same route this players have. How can they both be consistent for fifteen good years? Damn bloody aliens on earth. I've missed the competition and unnecessary comparisons that comes between them back them in the La Liga ( El Classico ) They made history in all.of European Competitions individually. I'd love to see them both playing but will that ever happen?

It's still a strategy for the Saudi Arabian and the Inter Miami league (MLS) to see new set of players leaving European football and try a future else where. Good thing is that they both play well and also have good match officials. I won't be surprised seeing them dragging, the legendary Peter Drury over that league. They should attempt it!

[KTChampions]

The good news is that we will see Ronaldo and Messi meet again in a friendly match and it will be scheduled in February.

How not these star players will meet in one field with different clubs not in European matches anymore but Al Nassr vs Inter Miami which will be held in Riyadh as a season cup.

Obviously this is really interesting and seeing the ability of both of them again, statistically of course Al Nassr is superior to Inter Miami, it's interesting to wait.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1727001326918504869

Showmatch named after two players  The game, of course, will not have any sporting significance, but based on the venue, I can assume that the sheikhs want to see the results of their investments and the triumph of Saudi football, to begin with, at this level. I hope for a big victory for Al Nasr, maybe this will be another argument for them to move towards the European Champions League.

[Leviathan.007]

Marcelo Gallardo the new coach of Al Ittihad started talking about this team as he started his work there.
Al Ittihad had a bad performance in this season even after spending lots of money and this team couldn't get good results while they hired many famous players like Benzema and some other players.
I think Gallardo should try to keep the team motivated and ready for the upcoming important games they are going to have and especially the games Al Ittihad going to have in the AFC Champions League.

[rahmad2nd]

While scrolling through the newsfeed, a news suddenly came in front of me that it is said that Al Hilal is going to cancel the contract with Neymar and the Saudi club will sign another player in place of Neymar. I don't know how true this news is, but I have come across such a news, so I shared this news in the forum. If anyone knows any accurate news about this then definitely share. When Neymar was sidelined for a whole season due to injury, I saw that Al Hilal players were talking about Neymar's side, so why is the club suddenly taking such a decision?

Saudi Pro League clubs always go for the best investment and best players in transfer window, there's absolutely no time for them to relent but strive harder for the goals. Al Nassr and Al Hilal seem to be the teams leading when it comes to signing European players this season. Neymar Jr was seen as one of promising players sign but they forget the basic one facts about the Brazilian, he's vulnerable to injuries. Not only you, I've come across a particular news that relates to Neymar Jr in Al Hilal. He's the one ultimate player the club and the supporters vouch for but it seems he's not coming back anytime soon.

I tried information related to Neymar as said by @Fuso.Hp, several times surfing the internet I couldn't find anything. without exception, I don't forget to refer to Fabrizio Romano's social media. however, did not get the news as you said. or, I missed something. If you can, you link to the rumor report you read. as far as I know, and read based on several references to this week's news papers. Al Hilal has held a special meeting between their top officials, with the agenda of removing Neymar from the Al Hilal 2032/24 squad list. with the reason that Al Hilal wants to maximize the foreign player quota, because Neymar is expected to be absent for a long time. Until now, I haven't received the latest news regarding this Brazilian star. Even if I refer to transfermarkt, Neymar's contract ends in 2025 with an option to extend for one year.

Talking about Neymar's injury, this incident started when he was defending the Brazilian national team. and at that moment, a tackle from the opposing defender came hitting Neymar's leg. In the end, Neymar had to be absent for a long time and it is estimated that Neymar will be absent until this season ends. So, therefore, Al Hilal is trying to use it to find a replacement so that this team remains competitive and maintains their ranking at the top of the standings. It would be very natural for them to do so, because their rivals Al Nasr have several stars in their squad. In the end, the idea emerged to drop Neymar only for the 2023/24 season. According to the scenario, they will hunt for other top players in January. Well, if I'm wrong, please correct me.

[rendravolt]

There are similarities between the results achieved by Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad in the last 5 matches and both have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses. But indeed in the standings Al-Ittihad is slightly ahead with a difference of 2 points. This week will be a testament to the two teams which contain great European players and will also provide exciting matches like the clubs in Europe's top leagues.

Al-Ettifaq will definitely take advantage of home advantage and of course they know that currently Al-Ittihad has started to lose its consistency. However, their new coach, Marcelo Gaardo, will have a big responsibility in his debut with Al-Ittihad.

Obviously, that 2-point gap is a close difference but despite that, Al Ittihad is still the favored team to win in this match. Although yes, the reality is that Al Ittihad is also experiencing a decline in performance this moment and yes, their new coach also does not have a definite guarantee to be able to provide good results for Al Ittihad in this match. But somehow, based on the odds available at this moment, the truth is that Al Itthiad is still very much a favorite to win, while Al Ettifaq also basically has a good squad and also Al Ettifaq will play at home. But indeed, if we consider their head to head record, that Al Ittihad has better results. But at this moment, I think that factor also does not fully promise a good result for Al Ittihad in the away match against Al Ettifaq later.

Al-Ittihad are favorites because they were the previous defending champions and despite the bad results that befell them, of course it will not affect the odds and Al-Ittihad is still the team that should be able to win. Maybe for Al-Ettifaq, they are just a team that is not too big in this competition, but with the recruitment of European players they should have odds that are not much different. It is quite difficult to determine the direction of betting in this match and it seems that the over goal or BTTS betting option is still a safe place rather than betting on a win on one of the teams.

[tygeade]

While scrolling through the newsfeed, a news suddenly came in front of me that it is said that Al Hilal is going to cancel the contract with Neymar and the Saudi club will sign another player in place of Neymar. I don't know how true this news is, but I have come across such a news, so I shared this news in the forum. If anyone knows any accurate news about this then definitely share. When Neymar was sidelined for a whole season due to injury, I saw that Al Hilal players were talking about Neymar's side, so why is the club suddenly taking such a decision?

That might be just speculation and rumors.

I think Neymar has attracted a lot of attention to the league, but I guess it all depends on how much they feel it was worth paying for him.

Maybe they now are not so sure about it. Maybe they wanted to use him to attract other players and that didn't happen?

It is not cancelling of the contract, it's just he is registered right now for the league, and they have a limit place, so they are going to deregister him and get another player instead of him. That doesn't mean that he is not going to be paid, he is still going to be paid, but the difference is that he is not allowed to play if he is not registered, considering he is already injured and can't play, that doesn't really matter to them. It's like saying you can't play to a person who can't play, there is nothing wrong with that.

With the spot that is open up when he is deregistered, that means they will have a spot to buy another place and register that player, since they have a lot of money that means they can get anyone they want to put there. I believe that Neymar situation must be difficult on their finances, but that doesn't mean that they are not going to end up getting a nobody, they will still find a player that will help them one way or another.

[kawetsriyanto]

Cristiano Ronaldo is a superstar at the Al Nasser club because of his stay at the club, the club's reputation is prolonged. Because he was the first European player to join the first Saudi ProLeague. Since then a number of stars have been joining Saudi ProLeague clubs, so I think the contract will increase as he teaches the game to other players how to attack and how to defend.

I think Ronaldo isn't the first European player joining Saudi Pro League. There are other European players who already played with Saudi clubs before the arrival of Ronaldo. Talisca is one of the European players who joined Saudi club before Ronaldo joined SPL. He joined Al Nassr in 2021, he ever played in Benfica and Besiktas when he was in European league. However, it is true that Ronaldo is the first European superstar who joined SPL.

Mbappe has declined any negotiations with clubs from the Saudi Professional League during the last transfer period when he refused the offer over 700 million dollars

We can understand if he rejected all the offers from Saudi clubs. He is still young, he still has a long career. He must prefer to stay in most competitive leagues in the world. He only can play in most competitive leagues if he play in the leagues in Europe. He still has the intention to get a better career as a footballer, that's why he prefers to stay in Europe.

Messi won't go to the Saudi League as he has no reason to do it. He earns enough money in the MLS due to his contracts with Apple and Adidas.

Messi has no interest to join SPL. If he wants to move to SPL, he already moved to SPL when Ronaldo joined Al Nassr. At that time we heard that there were Saudi clubs made amazing offers for him, but he rejected the offers and joined MLS.

[Belarge]

Cristiano Ronaldo is a superstar at the Al Nasser club because of his stay at the club, the club's reputation is prolonged. Because he was the first European player to join the first Saudi ProLeague. Since then a number of stars have been joining Saudi ProLeague clubs, so I think the contract will increase as he teaches the game to other players how to attack and how to defend.

Europe is the home of football, no matter what. Bringing the undisputed GOAT to SPL, what do we all expects? Ronaldo will make records in this league. Cristiano Ronaldo is a big name in Al Nassr and his coming to Saudi Arabia creates new path for these SPL clubs to ginger morale and starts signing promising European players this summer, and these clubs have vouched to sign more players next summer simply for purpose for the league to become popular. They're achieving their goals bit by bit, just a matter of time before the main scripted goals will be accomplished.

[Renampun]

I think the planning is not about making Messi play in the Saudi Pro League, but to make a match between Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar. But ya, maybe because at this moment it also seems that Inter Miami does not have good performance and results so ya, maybe they are not willing to play in the tournament they will create as mentioned above. Anyway, the mission to bring Mbappe is an impossible mission, because Mbappe is a player with great potential and still a young age. So obviously, Mbappe will still play in the top European league but about Messi, it seems possible but not entirely sure either. Well, at least regarding the tournament mentioned which is only played by three teams, it is only for commercial needs because they have stars in their squad.

There are quite a lot of people who regret why Messi didn't move to the Saudi League, even though many SPL clubs are very interested in him. If Messi moved to the SPL then I'm sure the SPL league will become one of the biggest leagues in the world at the moment because they have succeeded in bringing in many star players. Regarding Mbappe going to the SPL, I don't think it will happen in the near future, Mbappe will definitely play first at Real Madrid, after all Real Madrid is the dream club of many footballers and Mbappe actually really fits there.

[Leviathan.007]

While scrolling through the newsfeed, a news suddenly came in front of me that it is said that Al Hilal is going to cancel the contract with Neymar and the Saudi club will sign another player in place of Neymar. I don't know how true this news is, but I have come across such a news, so I shared this news in the forum. If anyone knows any accurate news about this then definitely share. When Neymar was sidelined for a whole season due to injury, I saw that Al Hilal players were talking about Neymar's side, so why is the club suddenly taking such a decision?

That might be just speculation and rumors.

I think Neymar has attracted a lot of attention to the league, but I guess it all depends on how much they feel it was worth paying for him.

Maybe they now are not so sure about it. Maybe they wanted to use him to attract other players and that didn't happen?

That's not right to say Neymar was useful because he attracted attention to the Saudi League. I think Neymar was a failure for Al Hilal and if they wanted to attract some attention they had Ronaldo in Al Nassr and Ronaldo was famous enough. Even this player was the reason for many other famous players from the top European teams to join this league in Saudi Arabia.
But hiring Neymar didn't damage Al Hilal and they are still the first team of the Saudi League.
 

[shogun47]

While scrolling through the newsfeed, a news suddenly came in front of me that it is said that Al Hilal is going to cancel the contract with Neymar and the Saudi club will sign another player in place of Neymar. I don't know how true this news is, but I have come across such a news, so I shared this news in the forum. If anyone knows any accurate news about this then definitely share. When Neymar was sidelined for a whole season due to injury, I saw that Al Hilal players were talking about Neymar's side, so why is the club suddenly taking such a decision?

That might be just speculation and rumors.

I think Neymar has attracted a lot of attention to the league, but I guess it all depends on how much they feel it was worth paying for him.

Maybe they now are not so sure about it. Maybe they wanted to use him to attract other players and that didn't happen?

That's not right to say Neymar was useful because he attracted attention to the Saudi League. I think Neymar was a failure for Al Hilal and if they wanted to attract some attention they had Ronaldo in Al Nassr and Ronaldo was famous enough. Even this player was the reason for many other famous players from the top European teams to join this league in Saudi Arabia.
But hiring Neymar didn't damage Al Hilal and they are still the first team of the Saudi League.
 

Nobody really understood what the goal of Al-Hilal was when they signed Neymar because he was still injured when they signed the contract. They must have known about all the risks and yet they decided to buy him. For PSG the deal was amazing, but to be honest who knows what that deal was really about. Everyone behind these clubs from PSG and Saudi Arabia are businessmen who might have connections elsewhere, too. I doubt that they were hoping Neymar would be as healthy as never before and play a whole season without problems. This illusion burst quickly like a soap bubble.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Nobody really understood what the goal of Al-Hilal was when they signed Neymar because he was still injured when they signed the contract. They must have known about all the risks and yet they decided to buy him. For PSG the deal was amazing, but to be honest who knows what that deal was really about. Everyone behind these clubs from PSG and Saudi Arabia are businessmen who might have connections elsewhere, too. I doubt that they were hoping Neymar would be as healthy as never before and play a whole season without problems. This illusion burst quickly like a soap bubble.

Maybe you forget that the main target of this league is to attract attention from all over the world so they have to recruit all famous players from several leagues and countries so don't be surprised if they are recruiting injured players, there are some players who are not worthy of playing but they are still recruited so it's easy to read their scenarios and plans. They know recruiting Neymar means taking a risk but they still do it because they have a target from another side, currently Neymar has to be absent until the end of the season because his injury is quite crucial.

In the upcoming or future transfer window we will see other old players joining this league, several top names have been included in the offer list one of them is Moh Salah. This season Liverpool are still holding him but next season we can't be sure, several sources said Moh Salah wanted to leave immediately moreover, his contract will end in 2025 meaning if he is not released in 2024 then he will leave for free of course Liverpool doesn't want that scenario.

[Uruhara]

The good news is that we will see Ronaldo and Messi meet again in a friendly match and it will be scheduled in February.

How not these star players will meet in one field with different clubs not in European matches anymore but Al Nassr vs Inter Miami which will be held in Riyadh as a season cup.

Obviously this is really interesting and seeing the ability of both of them again, statistically of course Al Nassr is superior to Inter Miami, it's interesting to wait.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1727001326918504869

Showmatch named after two players  The game, of course, will not have any sporting significance, but based on the venue, I can assume that the sheikhs want to see the results of their investments and the triumph of Saudi football, to begin with, at this level. I hope for a big victory for Al Nasr, maybe this will be another argument for them to move towards the European Champions League.

But what is certain is that this match will really be in the spotlight or become the center of attention for all football fans. And yes it would really succeed in bringing everyone's attention back to Arab football. Even I'm not talking about anyone else. But I also feel that I shouldn't miss watching the match. In essence, they have been successful when talking about business and attracting interest or promotion in the world. In fact, this match was also the answer to all the longings of Messi and CR7 fans who always wanted the two of them to meet on the field.

[MusaMohamed]

That's not right to say Neymar was useful because he attracted attention to the Saudi League. I think Neymar was a failure for Al Hilal and if they wanted to attract some attention they had Ronaldo in Al Nassr and Ronaldo was famous enough. Even this player was the reason for many other famous players from the top European teams to join this league in Saudi Arabia.
But hiring Neymar didn't damage Al Hilal and they are still the first team of the Saudi League.

It can be a failure on field if Neymar will continue to get injuries after he returns from the latest injury. It's still time for Neymar to perform and contribute for Al Hilal as his current contract with them is two years, not one year.

Comparing Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar, it seems the Brazilian player is a most sensitive player with injuries even he is a youngest player among three biggest star players in Saudi Professional League. I won't expect Neymar will improve his body too much as ageing will continue to be his biggest issue and with time, it only become worse, not better.

Nobody really understood what the goal of Al-Hilal was when they signed Neymar because he was still injured when they signed the contract. They must have known about all the risks and yet they decided to buy him. For PSG the deal was amazing, but to be honest who knows what that deal was really about. Everyone behind these clubs from PSG and Saudi Arabia are businessmen who might have connections elsewhere, too. I doubt that they were hoping Neymar would be as healthy as never before and play a whole season without problems. This illusion burst quickly like a soap bubble.

I think Al Hilal knew about Neymar's medical record and risk of signing him because he is very sensitive with injuries. They have too much money and got support from PIF but I believe that they actually did some analysis about risk, cost and benefit before signing the Brazilian player and giving him too good offer. They maybe wanted to use Neymar as a magnet to attract more star players to their club and also it's a part of Saudi Arabia and PIF's plans to develop their national league.

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even though its only a friendly match, this could be a big match that fans will be looking forward to to see how much talent these two players have between Messi and Ronaldo and to be honest I will also support Ronaldo to be able to bring victory to Al Nassr to tell the whole world that Ronaldo really is the best compared to Messi.
even if its a bit of an exaggeration, I am sure Im saying the fact that in terms of the talent these two star players have, Ronaldo has the advantage, its just that most people dont realize it and only favor Messi, whereas Ronaldo talent is truly very impressive.

finally there are 2 big matches that we are looking forward to in Al Nassr which will be against Al Hilal and waiting for the friendly match against Inter Miami and I will not miss these two big matches.

[Sithara007]

Messi has no interest to join SPL. If he wants to move to SPL, he already moved to SPL when Ronaldo joined Al Nassr. At that time we heard that there were Saudi clubs made amazing offers for him, but he rejected the offers and joined MLS.

From what I have heard, Messi was initially willing to consider the offer from Saudi Arabia. But his wife was vehemently against any such move and in the end he chose MLS over Saudi Professional League. Although the MLS contract guarantees him a fat paycheck, it is nowhere near lucrative as a potential SPL contract could have been. Messi had a chance of becoming a billionaire, and he just outright rejected that offer. Maybe he will regret his decision later in his life, but for now his focus is on MLS and on the CONMEBOL qualifiers.

[BRINIRHA]

Messi has no interest to join SPL. If he wants to move to SPL, he already moved to SPL when Ronaldo joined Al Nassr. At that time we heard that there were Saudi clubs made amazing offers for him, but he rejected the offers and joined MLS.

From what I have heard, Messi was initially willing to consider the offer from Saudi Arabia. But his wife was vehemently against any such move and in the end he chose MLS over Saudi Professional League. Although the MLS contract guarantees him a fat paycheck, it is nowhere near lucrative as a potential SPL contract could have been. Messi had a chance of becoming a billionaire, and he just outright rejected that offer. Maybe he will regret his decision later in his life, but for now his focus is on MLS and on the CONMEBOL qualifiers.

But if Messi joins the SPL Club, I think his popularity will really peak and will be the same as CR7. Because we Asians actually really hope that Messi will be in the SPL. But his decision to go to MLS was also a pretty good one. At least he might be more comfortable there. Because he doesn't need to adapt there. This is different from CR7, which has to adapt to Arabia, where the culture and regulations are very different from those in Europe. But fortunately CR7 actually looks very comfortable here. Even CR7 seems to have found his confidence again after joining Al-Nassr. He became more productive again after joining Al-Nassr.

And actually I very rarely follow MLS matches. So I rarely see Messi competing with his club, Inter Miami. Even though when Messi was at PSG I always didn't miss watching his matches.

[yudi09]

From what I have heard, Messi was initially willing to consider the offer from Saudi Arabia. But his wife was vehemently against any such move and in the end he chose MLS over Saudi Professional League. Although the MLS contract guarantees him a fat paycheck, it is nowhere near lucrative as a potential SPL contract could have been. Messi had a chance of becoming a billionaire, and he just outright rejected that offer. Maybe he will regret his decision later in his life, but for now his focus is on MLS and on the CONMEBOL qualifiers.

Because of his wife, Messi didn't go to SPL and chose MLS. That is one of the reasons we get from media reports. The media has provided various information regarding Messi's failure to play in the Saudi Pro League, but until now none of it has been confirmed.
It is true that if Messi accepts the offer to play in the SPL, the Argentine national team captain will be the richest player along with Ronaldo. Apart from that, if Messi joins the Saudi Pro League club, it will give the Saudi Pro League a high rating from fans.