Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[QueenVera]

when we discuss the age of a football player, it will affect a player performance, it is true, but if we compare Ronaldo with Benzema, Benzema is actually much younger than Ronaldo, but in fact, Ronaldo is still in very good condition, scoring big scores since the start of the season, whereas Benzema has Under age Ronaldo did not have a good performance for Ittihad.
I'm trying to think logically that actually this is not due to age but a strong desire to make the best contribution and I'm sure there are other problems that are driving Benzema to not be able to perform like Ronaldo and I'm just trying to guess if Benzema is actually uncomfortable being at Ittihad so his performance cannot be optimal, whereas in the SPL it should be an easy match for Benzema because he is a professional european player who has enormous experience in europe so competing in the SPL should be an easy challenge.

yep, I support your argument because for players who are a little older there will definitely be pros and cons related to market price and on the one hand any big team will always consider giving big salaries to older players so the team will give small salaries while Benzema wants to get big salary before retirement and the best option is to stay at Ittihad with a big salary but Benzema must try to make a good contribution to help Ittihad win the title.

Ronaldo, the G.O.A.T and his unwavering display of goal scoring abilities, skillfulness, agility and strength which generally goes contrary to every activity his age can be able to carry out. Age is not a hindrance to him, he works hard to keep himself active and truthfully, there's every possibility that he'd take part in the next world cup cos he's just got all it'd take.

 He'd definitely look far younger than his age by then as well.
So in essence, age won't deprive him as long as he wants it to happen, he can work towards it, it's just for him to keep his body shape, he's just got all it takes so the task won't be so bulky on him. The world cup is just in 3years, that's not so much time to say that he'd loose his shape and form of professional football. He makes football seem like his hobby cos he strives to keep on going with it. Yes a day for his retirement would come but it's very highly possible that 2026 world cup would go on with Ronaldo and his Portuguese internationals with him.

[makishart]

Hi folks, those of you who follow this championship more assiduously, are there any rumors circulating about a possible hiring of Jose Mourinho in this rich new championship? Or, as some say, will he stay in Italy to follow Napoli? Hello and have fun

I think it is very unlikely that Mourinho will go to the Saudi Arabian league after he was fired from Roma, it is true that several teams from the Saudi Arabian league really want to use Mourinho services for next season. But according to emerging news, Mourinho is more interested in looking for a new challenge for his next career and it is possible that he will return to coaching a Premier League team.

Manchester United and Newcastle United are reported to be Jose Mourinho next destination in the Premier League. But if Mounriho chooses to go to the Saudi Arabian league, it is likely that he will go to Al Ittihaq because during this season Al Ittihaq under the coaching of Marcelo Gallardo did not run smoothly because Al Ittihaq failed to compete with the top ranked teams because they often lost points. It is also reported that Benzema is not satisfied with the coach's performance, so there are rumors that Al Ittihad will try to find a new coach for next season.

I think there will be a number of doors opening up for Mourinho very soon, if it didn't happen already. I can't tell whether Mourinho is the kind of guy who wants to spend an extended period of time in Saudi Arabia, but as money can convince most of the people of doing the opposite of what they thrive on their insides, I'd never say never here.

So, didn't you take an offer from shabab as a door for him to go to the saudi pro league? Why did mourinho reject it? It seems like that he has lost his interest in the saudi pro league. Im saying based on the reaction of benzema regarding shabab's offer.
He was not willing to go to the saudi pro league club. Mourinho would have accepted saudi's offer if he was intertested in managing saudi pro league team. In fact, he has abandoned an offer from SPL, and it means he has no interest in going to the saudi pro league club.

But there are also very long-term plans that Saudi Arabia has with the World Cup in 2034 being the main target of their recent efforts. If Mourinho is still part of that plan, who knows. If they had hosted the World Cup in 2030, I think it would have been quite likely that they then tried to convince Mourinho to coach their national team. Now things have changed since the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by someone else.

It's still a decade from this time. Saudi pro league needs to make long term preparation for this. It's caused by we don't really know what's going to happen with saudi pro league in the next years. We can't also sure if ronaldo will able to stay at the SPL till that time will come in the future.

But whether Mourinho is ready to take over another club, I again have no idea. He is getting older, he is rich and it could as well be that he will take his time and wait for the right moment.

Mourin was ready any time in taking the new club to be coached as long as this club will meet his criteria. We do know that if mourinho was not always accepting any offers that came to him. He was only accepting the club that he was thinking can manage it properly.

[tusandii]

There are rumor that say that Jose Mourinho wants to stay in Italy and coach Napoli, but there are also rumor that say that Jose Mourinho wants to returned to the English league and coach a fairly heavy club, but it seems that this rumor has not yet reached a definite agreement, but the strongest rumor is Jose Mourinho will replace Napoli coach Walter Mazzari and this is a good decision considering that Mazzari is not a suitable coach for Napoli.

Napoli president de Laurentiis: stated rumors of Jose Mourinho going to Napoli, he even said that Mourinho's future is not in Italy so it looks like he will not coach Napoli even though things could change and he knows best what he will do. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1750897764735533325

As far as I know, only Al Shabab is interested in making Jose Mourinho the coach at the club but Mourinho denied that, maybe if an offer comes from a club with greater wealth he will be willing because Mourinho will have more freedom to build the team he hopes for and seeing as Ittihaf FC is quite bad this season then moving to that club is possible will provide a very big change, especially since Ittihad FC is a quite strong team, but they are not very good this season but it looks like there will be no decisions he will take in the middle of this season so we can only guess.

Anything can happen, but looking at Jose Mourinho's mission, he would prefer to coach a European club rather than go to the Saudi pro league.
Most of the world knows about Mourinho's career as a coach, he has a mission to always bring the club he coaches to get prestigious titles such as the Champions League or UEL and currently the Saudi Pro League is not yet part of the Champions League so Mourinho will still choose to be a coach for the club Europe.
It is very difficult to bring in experienced coaches from Europe and it is more difficult than bringing in European players because usually a European coach who has successful experience will maintain their reputation and think in the long term, afraid that they will fail in the Saudi pro league.
So this news is certain to be just a rumor and I am more confident that he will remain in Europe and I would agree more if Saudi Arabian clubs focus more on recruiting players rather than looking for European coaches.

[Docnaster]

There are rumor that say that Jose Mourinho wants to stay in Italy and coach Napoli, but there are also rumor that say that Jose Mourinho wants to returned to the English league and coach a fairly heavy club, but it seems that this rumor has not yet reached a definite agreement, but the strongest rumor is Jose Mourinho will replace Napoli coach Walter Mazzari and this is a good decision considering that Mazzari is not a suitable coach for Napoli.

Napoli president de Laurentiis: stated rumors of Jose Mourinho going to Napoli, he even said that Mourinho's future is not in Italy so it looks like he will not coach Napoli even though things could change and he knows best what he will do. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1750897764735533325

As far as I know, only Al Shabab is interested in making Jose Mourinho the coach at the club but Mourinho denied that, maybe if an offer comes from a club with greater wealth he will be willing because Mourinho will have more freedom to build the team he hopes for and seeing as Ittihaf FC is quite bad this season then moving to that club is possible will provide a very big change, especially since Ittihad FC is a quite strong team, but they are not very good this season but it looks like there will be no decisions he will take in the middle of this season so we can only guess.

Anything can happen, but looking at Jose Mourinho's mission, he would prefer to coach a European club rather than go to the Saudi pro league.
Most of the world knows about Mourinho's career as a coach, he has a mission to always bring the club he coaches to get prestigious titles such as the Champions League or UEL and currently the Saudi Pro League is not yet part of the Champions League so Mourinho will still choose to be a coach for the club Europe.

The quality of football in the Saudi Arabian League over the last 12 months have significantly improved and that I think makes it very competitive enough for the best managers and footballers across the world to see it as a good league for their respective football careers. We've seen a lot of world class players which includes former two Balon D'or winners join the league as well as few high profile managers in football who also have been managing teams in the league.

But for a manager of Jose Mourinho's status and style of coaching, I don't think the Portuguese will want to come manage a team in the Saudi Arabian league not because they're not competitive enough but because he'll see it as a let down for him to come manage a team in the middle East. Mourinho will definitely want to continue his managerial career in Europe.

[Hirose UK]

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Anything can happen, but looking at Jose Mourinho's mission, he would prefer to coach a European club rather than go to the Saudi pro league.
Most of the world knows about Mourinho's career as a coach, he has a mission to always bring the club he coaches to get prestigious titles such as the Champions League or UEL and currently the Saudi Pro League is not yet part of the Champions League so Mourinho will still choose to be a coach for the club Europe.

Mourinho himself has emphasized that he will not coach the Saudi team, even though he has received an offer with large salary, there will always be rejection from him.
He is an experienced coach and has many achievements as coach in Europe.
Now Mourinho target is no longer about how much salary he can get but rather the achievement of bringing the team he coaches to win various European competitions.
In fact, if Mourinho wants to coach the Saudi team then he can also get several titles, but it will never be as satisfying as winning European competition.

Previously it was reported that Mourinho had meeting with the Napoli president and of course this would discuss the offer to become Napoli coach to replace Mazzarri, but new rumors are circulating that the Napoli president stated that Mourinho will not stay in Italian football.

It is not clear yet where Mourinho will continue his career as coach and if he really focuses more on European football then it is probably impossible for Saudi team to sign him.
We can only wait and see what team Mourinho will coach in the future.

[marcous]

Mourinho himself has emphasized that he will not coach the Saudi team, even though he has received an offer with large salary, there will always be rejection from him.
He is an experienced coach and has many achievements as coach in Europe.
Now Mourinho target is no longer about how much salary he can get but rather the achievement of bringing the team he coaches to win various European competitions.
In fact, if Mourinho wants to coach the Saudi team then he can also get several titles, but it will never be as satisfying as winning European competition.

Previously it was reported that Mourinho had meeting with the Napoli president and of course this would discuss the offer to become Napoli coach to replace Mazzarri, but new rumors are circulating that the Napoli president stated that Mourinho will not stay in Italian football.

It is not clear yet where Mourinho will continue his career as coach and if he really focuses more on European football then it is probably impossible for Saudi team to sign him.
We can only wait and see what team Mourinho will coach in the future.

Mourinho does not rule out the possibility that he will one day move to Saudi, currently he is still unemployed and without a club. Maybe if one of the SPL clubs is willing to provide budget support to be able to build a squad that suits Mourinho wishes, as well as a large salary, then I think Mourinho will accept it. On the other hand, it is rumored that Mourinho will be approaching to Newcastke, but we cannot use that as a guide, the future of the Portuguese coach is still unclear. It's true, that previously Mourinho was also linked with Napoli, we know that the Napoli President still seems dissatisfied with the performance of their new coach Walter Mazzarri.

The SPL looks like it will spread its wings to recruit top European coaches, they will not only focus on players. Of course they want the image of the club and the Saudi Pro League to continue to improve, by recruiting a coach of Mourinho caliber they can gain instant fame. To be honest, I want Mourinho to just coach the national team, at club level he has experienced various trophies with the clubs he has coached.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career.



https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/romelu-lukaku-saudi-pro-league-praise-likely-transfer

[temple]

If for some reason Mourinho decides to go to the Saudi Professional League, I am quite sure that there would be a long-term plan behind any possible engagement. If the Saudis see the chance to sign him and to get him involved with their league, I think they would also try to tie him to the league and somehow to the national team long-term. But Mourinho would charge a lot of money for that. But it begs the real question whether Mourinho is done yet with Europe? Money can change his point of view, but if he wants to give it another chance I think he would rather wait for a European top club to reach out to him.

Ronaldo is an interesting case because his price tag won't really change. If they want him to stay for another season, they would have to pay him the same salary or something around 200 mil. I don't think he would play there for 50 mil a year.

There were some rumors that he is supposed to work for the SPL as an ambassador anyway.

[Getmon]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career.



https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/romelu-lukaku-saudi-pro-league-praise-likely-transfer

Roma can hold Lukaku however the issue is the club is not performing to what the fans are anticipating. Also, in the wake of the termination of José Mourinho, there is the likelihood that Roma officials will simply sell its costly players. Dybala fell in love with Rome, but if the club continues to perform poorly, he may consider leaving. And Lukaku is already considering a move, particularly to the Saudi League.

The wealthy nation is relentless and aggressive in recruitment efforts to bring more superstars to the Saudi League. They keep on making offers on Mbappe and the other superstars. Mourinho might also join the Saudi League next.

[klidex]

Mourinho does not rule out the possibility that he will one day move to Saudi, currently he is still unemployed and without a club. Maybe if one of the SPL clubs is willing to provide budget support to be able to build a squad that suits Mourinho wishes, as well as a large salary, then I think Mourinho will accept it. On the other hand, it is rumored that Mourinho will be approaching to Newcastke, but we cannot use that as a guide, the future of the Portuguese coach is still unclear. It's true, that previously Mourinho was also linked with Napoli, we know that the Napoli President still seems dissatisfied with the performance of their new coach Walter Mazzarri.

The SPL looks like it will spread its wings to recruit top European coaches, they will not only focus on players. Of course they want the image of the club and the Saudi Pro League to continue to improve, by recruiting a coach of Mourinho caliber they can gain instant fame. To be honest, I want Mourinho to just coach the national team, at club level he has experienced various trophies with the clubs he has coached.

This does not rule out the possibility if that European clubs are not interested in appointing him as coach because we know that Jose Mourinho salary is quite large. So even if a mediocre or weak club want to appoint him, they have to think twice about Jose Mourinho salary, and if no European League club appoints him as coach. Maybe he will consider coaching a Saudi League club because it is impossible for him to continue to be unemployed because he has not stated that he will retire from coaching.

Yes, Saudi League clubs don't just focused on players, they also needs coach to improved the quality of their game, especially as Jose Mourinho is a famous and phenomenal coach. If he brought him in, it would be good for the Saudi League itself to increase the league popularity.
Even so, Jose Mourinho still need great consideration even though he was offered a large salary, but if he leaves Europe his fame as a European coach will definitely fade and it could be that his potentials in the Saudi League will not develop well, as is currently the case with many European league players whose potential is fading when in a different league.

[entertheabyss]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career.



https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/romelu-lukaku-saudi-pro-league-praise-likely-transfer

Its not all about the gigantic offer, rather its about the the happiness of that player, will he be able to adapt to changes around him when he finally move over? Because I know couple of players that are complaining about the difficulty of the Saudi Arabia Pro League, it doesn't seem to become straightforward as prescribed, rather its very important we undesirable the league and not easily moved. AS Roma fine frontline, Romelu Lukaku have made it clear that he's going nowhere and wish to continue to playing football here in Europe.

[asriloni]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career

It's very wrong. Lukaku is still having a contract with chelsea and he will be back to the chelsea again once his contract with roma will be ended. Since he has never shown any interest in playing in the Saudi Pro League, there is no need to connect him to it. Im just realizing the fact that if roma was not willing toe xtend his loan from chelsea. Lukaku has said that if he was not willing to leave from european competition and this can be used as a clue to determine his next club. His contract will expire 2026 in chelsea and he will not join in the saudi pro league club. Things may go different if saudi pro league club could afford to give very big offer for him.

You can check this out https://www.transfermarkt.com/romelu-lukaku/profil/spieler/96341

I think that lukaku may be joining in the other european team . The chance of him to go to the saudi pro league is very small this time and it's caused by he was always rejecting chelsea's offer to be sold to the saudi pro league. he is always interesting to stay much longer in european competition.
Lukaku is still owning his contract and saudi pro league team needs to buy him with a lot of money. Chelsea will not sell him cheaply and saudi pro league must hve prepared a lot of money to get him from chelsea.

Lukaku has not owned by roma and he has a contract with chelsea till 2026.

[Arenga pinnata]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career.



https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/romelu-lukaku-saudi-pro-league-praise-likely-transfer

It is very likely that if AS Roma does not want to buy Lukaku from Chelsea at the end of the season then it is very likely that Chelsea will release Lukaku to clubs in the SPL. But all that is if Lukaku is really interested. But if he is not interested in joining the Arab League then it is very likely that Chelsea will loan him back to another club. Because somehow Chelsea doesn't want Lukaku at all. Even though in terms of quality I see Lukaku as superior to other strikers at Chelsea at the moment. Indeed, when Lukaku first joined, he failed to meet the Chelsea club's expectations. But still at that time he needed adaptation. The proof is that he became a super star and shone even more on the field when he played for Inter. And even now his contribution to AS Roma is very large.

I think it would be very exciting if Lukaku also joined next season. star players gathering in the SPL will really be a very interesting thing.

[Catenaccio]

It is very likely that if AS Roma does not want to buy Lukaku from Chelsea at the end of the season then it is very likely that Chelsea will release Lukaku to clubs in the SPL. But all that is if Lukaku is really interested. But if he is not interested in joining the Arab League then it is very likely that Chelsea will loan him back to another club. Because somehow Chelsea doesn't want Lukaku at all.

Roma don't have good finance and they will not be able to spend big transfer fee for Chelsea to buy Lukaku even we all see how the Belgian striker contributed for them so far.

Chelsea on their side, don't want to use Lukaku because of many conflicts between the player and Chelsea, they will continue to loan him to another club. However, Chelsea certainly want to sell Lukaku to get money that can be used to buy new players.

Even though in terms of quality I see Lukaku as superior to other strikers at Chelsea at the moment. Indeed, when Lukaku first joined, he failed to meet the Chelsea club's expectations. But still at that time he needed adaptation. The proof is that he became a super star and shone even more on the field when he played for Inter. And even now his contribution to AS Roma is very large.

Lukaku might not move to Saudi Professional League because he is ambitious and still want to win a title with his national team. Moving to Saudi Professional League will put his position in Belgium national team in danger and he will not want to have this. Additionally with latest rumor from Benzema, Henderson and some European players who want to leave Saudi Professional League and return to Europe, Lukaku will have reason to delay any adventure in Saudi Arabia.

[Strongkored]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career.



https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/romelu-lukaku-saudi-pro-league-praise-likely-transfer

The interview was conducted by Arab media so it is impossible for Romelu Lukaku to say no when asked about the possibility of him playing in the league, as well as his assessment of how the Saudi Pro league is developing then of course the answer must be a good one that can be accepted by all football fans in Arabia because if there are no clubs that want him in Europe anymore and his contract at Chelsea ends so the Saudi pro league is the best choice, considering that the money he can earn is more than having to keep playing in one of the small leagues in Europe.
Romelu Lukaku is only on loan at Roma which will end in the middle of this year or when this season ends and his contract with Chelsea is still around 2 years away, of course he is currently thinking about the opportunity to accept an offer from an Arab club if it exists because it is impossible to get a playing portion in Chelsea if Roma is no longer interested in extending his loan status.

[rendravolt]

Lukaku might not move to Saudi Professional League because he is ambitious and still want to win a title with his national team. Moving to Saudi Professional League will put his position in Belgium national team in danger and he will not want to have this. Additionally with latest rumor from Benzema, Henderson and some European players who want to leave Saudi Professional League and return to Europe, Lukaku will have reason to delay any adventure in Saudi Arabia.

Lukaku is currently doing well for the Belgian national team and as you said there is no way he will risk his position being eliminated from the squad. He is still good as a striker and whether for Belgium or Roma he is still very good and is often an important player for the team's victory. The Saudi League will only destroy his career if he is tempted by offers of large salaries.

Lukaku's thinking is that he still wants to win major titles in all competitions and I think he shouldn't go to the Saudi league before it's really finished. Maybe even if he is tempted by the Saudi league offer, maybe it will happen in about 2 years and for now it is clear that all his passion is still in Europe. I don't imagine that if Roma left him, the Italian team would have more difficulty finding a replacement.

[Volgastallion]

Lukaku is an excellent player but he have one BIG problem and is the drama he made in every team he goes, is incredible but he has something in his brain that make him feel uncomfortable or wants to leave, you can see it when he was in Chelsea and other teams, so he can have so much troubles in Saudi arabia i guess.

[tusandii]

It seems another superstar player is about to join the Saudi league and this player is Lukaku. He was playing for Inter Milan and he had a good performance there but he had some drama during the summer and he joined Roma. Since this player is expensive to Roma, they can't keep him in the team and that's why there is a high chance for Lukaku to leave Roma and play in the Saudi League to earn more money in the last years of his career.



https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/romelu-lukaku-saudi-pro-league-praise-likely-transfer

Its not all about the gigantic offer, rather its about the the happiness of that player, will he be able to adapt to changes around him when he finally move over? Because I know couple of players that are complaining about the difficulty of the Saudi Arabia Pro League, it doesn't seem to become straightforward as prescribed, rather its very important we undesirable the league and not easily moved. AS Roma fine frontline, Romelu Lukaku have made it clear that he's going nowhere and wish to continue to playing football here in Europe.

Anything could happened and it all depend on how Lukaku can accept all the risky if he accepts an offer from a Saudi pro league club like other European players who are comfortable and have achieved good resulty in the Saudi league.
As we can see, Sadio Mane and Ronaldo currently have quite good achievement, being able to achieve quite bigs score here because this player feel that he is paid a lot of money to give his best performance in the Saudi pro league, unless it is only because of the money, you can see Benzema.
He is 30 years old, not too old and can still continues his career in Europe, but the problem is which club will accept Lukaku?
Meanwhile, the club that own this player no longer want to use this player, while there was drama at that time which made other European clubs doubtful and if he wanted to stay at Roma, I'm sure it was impossible because Roma didn't want to spending a lot of money.
The best option is just to try to joined the Saudi pro league and see how the potential is there.

[Belarge]

Lukaku is an excellent player but he have one BIG problem and is the drama he made in every team he goes, is incredible but he has something in his brain that make him feel uncomfortable or wants to leave, you can see it when he was in Chelsea and other teams, so he can have so much troubles in Saudi arabia i guess.

Moving to Saudi Pro League, it can be challenging for him I guess, because more European players that made move to SPL are complaining about the unfavorable treat they receive and some have terminated their contract and make a u-turn back to European football. Are you saying Romelu Lukaku is mentally unstable? Ofcourse he's one of the top strikers in European football, he takes his time to be present for matches, he do what he have to do inother to net goals. Lukaku have play for top clubs in his career, he's current club is AS Roma, where he still delivers good job in the team's frontline.

[Jody.Drummer]

Lukaku is an excellent player but he have one BIG problem and is the drama he made in every team he goes, is incredible but he has something in his brain that make him feel uncomfortable or wants to leave, you can see it when he was in Chelsea and other teams, so he can have so much troubles in Saudi arabia i guess.

Lukaku is a good player, but he struggles to choose a club that suits him, changing clubs but he can't seem to show his best. I don't know if this is because he is very difficult to adapt, or if the club he has been playing for does not have a style of play that suits him.
If he chooses an Arab club to harbor him next I'm also not too sure if he will be able to show his best game or not. He's 30 years old now, his experience should have made him adapt to the club more quickly, but so far I've seen him unable to do so. As for the intensity of the competition, the SPL may not be like the Premier League and Serie A, maybe that will help him to show his best performance which is very difficult for him to get.