Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Awak Bambi]

Fabrizio Romano reported aout Pioli and his next destination. After stopping working with AC Milan, Pioli hasn't chosen any team yet but it seems since Al Ittihad couldn't better good results during the last season, they want to start working with Pioli.
Al Ittihad is also trying to hire some superstar players for the next season and this can make Al Ittihad much stronger teams to race with the other teams like Al Hilal and Al Nassr while hiring Benzema during the last summer was not effective for Al Ittihad but this time they want to make a better coach to improve the team.

What is this Pioli-to-Al Ittihad rumour? Even for the Saudi league, it sounds fishy. Its not a surprise that Gallardo was fired. When you cant handle a team with Benzema on it, you're out. But Pioli? He wants to be a top boss and not just work in the Saudi league. I've heard that he's interested in the Premier League and wants to join a club with a lot of history and status. Really, who wouldnt?

If Al Ittihad gives him enough money, though, things will be different. Everyone knows that the Saudis are ready to spend a lot of money on famous people. But I'll tell you this: I'll eat my hat if Pioli goes through with that plan. Thats a promise.

A good offer for Al Ittihad for this former AC Milan coach, because last season Al Ittihad really lacked the strategy or game scheme that they implemented so they had a lot of failures in matches, Poli made a lot of sense to take him to Saudi Pro because Poli can also experimenting with strategies and also game schemes because if he goes to England he will lose because the Premier League is not yet suitable for the coach in my opinion, and in times of unemployment like now it is a good thing for him to guide Al Ittihad to be better.

[imamusma]

Source: https://x.com/marca/status/1805202229709705242

One by one Real Madrid players left this summer after Nacho previously joined Al-Qadsiah, now it is Joselu's turn to follow him to the Saudi league. Joselu will not stay at Real Madrid even though management is willing to redeem his 1.5 million clause from Espanyol and it seems he feels happy after winning various titles with Real Madrid in one season.

On the other hand, I think it was the right decision from Joselu because his place at Real Madrid has been shifted by the arrival of several talented young players such as Mbappe and Endrick so if he stays he won't get the chance to play. So his decision to go to the Saudi league and earn more money was absolutely right. However, it is not yet clear which team will get the contract later.

So, which team will get Joselu? In my opinion, it might be Al-Ittihad considering that Benzema has been unreliable so far.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Joselu will join the Qatar League, not the Saudi Pro League, more precisely with Al Gharafa. We all realize that Joselu departure is very reasonable, because his opportunities to play in Real Madrid main squad next season will be drastically reduced after Mbappe arrival. Self-aware of this situation, I think Joselu has taken the right step in leaving Santiago Bernabeu. His contribution last season will always be remembered, if not exaggeratedly, Joselu was Real Madrid most successful loan ever. Joining Al Gharafa is also very profitable financially, Joselu will get high wages like European players who join the Saudi League. Joselu was lucky enough in his short period with Real Madrid, he managed to win three trophies in one season.

[Fuso.hp]

Every club in the Saudi League has strengthened their teams in such a way that it is difficult to distinguish between the big teams and the smaller teams. Ronaldo and Nasser play for the club and some other star players have joined the Al Nasser club so we consider this club as a strong club but outside of that there are clubs like Al Hilal and Etihad who have been performing very well. No match for Al Nasser is easy, every match requires a lot of hard work and proper planning to win. One season Al Nasser is the champion, another season Al Ittihad is the champion and another season Al Hilal is the champion, so there is still competition in this league and that is definitely a good thing.

Although Saudi Arabia is famous as a rich country, but I think there is still inequality that occurs in the league today, we cannot assume that if all the teams in Arabia are rich teams like Al Nassr, no different from the clubs in other leagues there's a big teams and weak team, of course we will also find significant differences both in terms of finances and the performance of clubs in the Saudi Arabian League so far, Small team teams are also  entitled to recruit foreign players to their team according to the quota that has been set by the league authority, but we can also see that foreign players recruited by small team teams are certainly not expensive star players like Ronaldo, Benzema and Neymar today.

The competition in the SPL began to be very competitive next season after teams such as Al Nassr, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli this season fell far behind Al Hillal, so that indeed made them start looking for and eyeing European star players to be able to make their squad stronger next season, competitive competition of course guarantees to make the league even more interesting because indeed many teams have the same chance to become champions.

The Saudi leagues are paying huge sums of money to bring a lot of players from Europe to their league every season and last season I heard rumors that several teams in the Saudi league could get a chance in the Champions League. But last season it was only rumours. Rumors of Saudi Arabia's clubs playing in the Champions League are definitely a big win for the Saudi League because rumors are bound to come true at some point. If every season the different clubs of the Saudi League spend money to bring European stars to their clubs, then one day the best teams of the Saudi League will play in the Champions League. Players will be attracted to this Saudi league whenever Champions League is played and then this league will become more popular.

[Palakka]

C. Ronaldo has worked hard this season with Al Nassr he has given his best for the club, no one can be blamed because they failed to kill Al Hilal this season, because everyone is aware that Al Hilal is a strong club in Saudi they have conquered it in in Saudi, so it won't be easy to beat them, but for Al Nassr themselves they have to bring new performance to the squad for next season so that their journey to conquer the Saudi Pro is successful.

Ronaldo has given a lot of influence on the current Arab League football, not only for Al Nassr but indirectly Ronaldo arrival to the Arab League has actually made the popularity of the Arab League increase, Al Nassr this season has failed to win the Saudi Arabian League but Ronaldo has been able to perform quite well and of course has contributed a lot to every Al Nassr match so far,   Although this season Al Nassr failed to win the Arab League, Ronaldo was still able to show his capacity as a reliable striker and was also able to set a new record as a striker who managed to become the top scorer in 4 different leagues so far.

Al Nassr who this season failed to compete with Al Hillal of course must be able to improve the quality of their squad next season to be able to win the league, currently it is reported that Al Nassr is starting to try to bring in some star players who are indeed considered to be able to make their squad better later, among some of the players targeted by Al Nassr currently some of them are former Ronaldo teammates namely Casemiro and also Szczesny, so I think Ronaldo seems to be specifically ask the management of Al Nassr to recruit them.

[CryptoBuds]

Al-Qadsiah and Al-Ittihad are currently competing to get the services of Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez. On the other hand, Al-Qadsiah offered a 2 year contract for Nacho Fernandez after knowing that Al-Ittihad was getting closer to an agreement and I think here Al-Ittihad only needs to increase their salary offer if they want to win the competition to get him.
Literally, Al-Ittihad is bigger and better than Al-Qadsiah and I think Nacho Fernandez knows where he is going. Moreover, there is his former teammate at Real Madrid, namely Benzema, so the connection will be easier. On the other hand, the depth of Al-Ittihad's squad is much more adequate so there is no other reason for him not to join Al-Ittihad.
Despite all that, Nacho Fernandez will still be thinking about his decision with Real Madrid as he is still likely to stay rather than leave this summer.
Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1804401683939647586

Wow, I just heard about Al-Qadsiah who are also interested in bringing in European players, are they the first club in Saudi Pro that is not owned by the Saudi government that wants to bring in European players? as we know Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and 3 other clubs are owned by the Saudi government, of course it is not surprising that they have a budget and now Al-Qadsiah comes as a new competitor    obviously it is interesting to increase competition in this league and avoid monopoly.

It seems that Al-Qadsiah is not part of the Saudi government circle and they are certainly supported by several investors so they can recruit European players and I think they have that power considering they are a Middle Eastern club. Moreover, when promotion to the Saudi League has been confirmed, of course they want greater prestige and that is an opportunity to bring in European players to make their team even more famous.
The deal with Nacho Fernandez is locked and he will be an Al-Qadsiah player next season. Maybe I have a feeling why Nacho Fernandez didn't choose Al-Ittihad because the atmosphere there was not good and reflecting on his former teammate, Benzema, it seems like he didn't want to be caught in the same problem so he chose Al-Qadsiah over Al-Ittihad and it was the right decision.

Nacho Fernández will not accept Real Madrid's one-year renewal offer and will leave the club at the age of 34 to sign with Al-Qadisiyah FC, a newly promoted team in the Saudi league, endorsed by their Spanish coach, José Miguel González 'Míchel'.

Source: Bein Sports

Well, this was a surprise. I thought for a player who has been with Real Madrid throughout his whole season well probably wants to stay at Real Madrid for another season. But it seems like he is actually choosing money. Which is absolutely fine, especially at this stage of his career. he is quite old and it is best for him to actually grab the money that he can get right now.

By the way, we will also have to remember that the money he is able to get now from any Saudi club is probably not going to be the same that he’s going to get one year later. Well if he’s able to perform very good, he will probably receive more money but it is hard to imagine that he is going to perform better in the next season if he stays with Real Madrid. So in the end I will say good decision for the player.

[Hirose UK]

Agree with you, Nacho Fernandez is not young anymore and he has won many titles with Real Madrid because Nacho Fernandez is Real Madrid legend at the moment because he had good career and grew up there.
Maybe the final point of desire is to make as much money as possible in the last few years and be able to enjoy retirement with the money that has been collected.
There are several Real Madrid players who have decided to go to Saudi and they are great players who have previously contributed lot to Real Madrid success every season, now he just needs to enjoy playing for big money even with an unpopular team.

For example, Benzema plays for Al Ittihad but he doesn't get title and his playing performance has decreased, but basically he gets large salary and this is the main goal of every player going to Saudi.
I also believe that Nacho Fernandez must have considered it and he will make decision that he considers right.

Even at his current age, one of his teammates has decided to retire from football, namely Toni Kroos, even though his performance is still very good. Maybe as a player, if Nacho retires at the age of 40 then he will have at least 5/6 more years to play, that is the age that is the highest calculation and in fact we don't know what number he wants to retire when he reaches the end.
He has won all the titles during his time with Real Madrid, so there is actually no burden for him to now focus on the income he will get in a team. He is actually just enjoying the rest of his career now with the success he achieved with Real Madrid and one of them is going to a less competitive league.
However, now it is just a rumor and there is no certainty whether he will really leave or whether he received an offer from another team which he finally accepted. but even if he goes to the SPL, it's not a problem.

For Toni Kroos himself, it is clear that he decided to retire from football after his contract expired because of his love for Real Madrid and could end his entire career with the team he had played for so well for so many years, this was wise decision for Toni Kroos.
He could go and play for another team out there but all that means nothing because Toni Kroos already has many very satisfying titles, several UCL and La Liga titles as well as from other competitions, it is clear that there is no more achievement that he wants.
Moreover, seeing his decision to retire shows that money is not everything for Toni Kroos, if he still prioritizes money then he can go to Saudi to get big salary and of course get lots of benefits while playing in the SPL.

Some people think that Nacho Fernandez decision to leave Real Madrid and play with team that is not very popular could provide certain reasons, but we don't know what he would actually think if he accepted the offer.
What is clear for sure is that Nacho Fernandez still has lot of time to really put in his best performance as player and he himself has full rights in his decisions regarding his future.
Whatever it is, some people will definitely disagree but some will also agree because being with Real Madrid might make him unable to follow the playing style of the young players.

[snipie]

Well, this was a surprise. I thought for a player who has been with Real Madrid throughout his whole season well probably wants to stay at Real Madrid for another season. But it seems like he is actually choosing money. Which is absolutely fine, especially at this stage of his career. he is quite old and it is best for him to actually grab the money that he can get right now.

Once the age of a player get closer to 35, he should take cautions about his future with Real Madrid since the club will offer always one year contract, at maximum two years contract with no guarantee to play full time and might even find himself in the benches the whole time depending from his performance but essentially from other players performance. So it is normal for any player to go find a suitable team in a suitable league for his actual performance to look more important than being a normal player in Real Madrid. Besides money won from Saudi Pro League is always higher than any other league.

[Cryptmuster]

Source: https://x.com/marca/status/1805202229709705242

One by one Real Madrid players left this summer after Nacho previously joined Al-Qadsiah, now it is Joselu's turn to follow him to the Saudi league. Joselu will not stay at Real Madrid even though management is willing to redeem his 1.5 million clause from Espanyol and it seems he feels happy after winning various titles with Real Madrid in one season.

On the other hand, I think it was the right decision from Joselu because his place at Real Madrid has been shifted by the arrival of several talented young players such as Mbappe and Endrick so if he stays he won't get the chance to play. So his decision to go to the Saudi league and earn more money was absolutely right. However, it is not yet clear which team will get the contract later.

So, which team will get Joselu? In my opinion, it might be Al-Ittihad considering that Benzema has been unreliable so far.

I think this is the right choice, even before Mbappe's arrival Joselu's position in the team was not very good, and I think Ancelotti has made it clear that this will not change in the future. And for Joselu this is a very good chance to change clubs after a successful season, get a contract with better conditions and get more playing time. He is no longer young, 34 years old means he has a few seasons left at most, so it is worth thinking about moving to Saudi Arabia.

[Gallar]

Source: https://x.com/marca/status/1805202229709705242

One by one Real Madrid players left this summer after Nacho previously joined Al-Qadsiah, now it is Joselu's turn to follow him to the Saudi league. Joselu will not stay at Real Madrid even though management is willing to redeem his 1.5 million clause from Espanyol and it seems he feels happy after winning various titles with Real Madrid in one season.

On the other hand, I think it was the right decision from Joselu because his place at Real Madrid has been shifted by the arrival of several talented young players such as Mbappe and Endrick so if he stays he won't get the chance to play. So his decision to go to the Saudi league and earn more money was absolutely right. However, it is not yet clear which team will get the contract later.

So, which team will get Joselu? In my opinion, it might be Al-Ittihad considering that Benzema has been unreliable so far.

It is not surprising that Joselu made a decision like that, because he must have taken this decision very carefully. Considering that Real Madrid has currently brought in several talented players like Mbappe, it is certain that Joselu's position next season will be slightly shifted at Real Madrid. Therefore, his decision to join a team in the Saudi Arabian League could be said to be the right decision. Because in the Saudi Arabian League, he will definitely remain a mainstay player. Apart from that, he can also earn more money if he plays for a Saudi Arabian League club.

Apart from that, until now there have been no rumors about which Saudi Arabian club will bring in Joselu. However, what is certain is that the strongest candidates who might be able to bring in Joselu are Al Hilal, Al Ittihad, Al Ahli or Al Nasr. The reason is, so far these clubs have recruited the most top players from European clubs. So you can be sure that if Joselu goes to Saudi Arabia he will definitely land at these 4 clubs. However, if I sort it according to my predictions, which club will Joselu join in the Saudi Arabian League (among the 4 clubs).

Al Nasr, maybe the possibility is the smallest when compared to the other 3 teams. The reason is that currently Al Nasr already has several great players playing on the front lines, for example Ronaldo and Mane. So if it can be confirmed, the possibility of Al Nasr bringing in Joselu is definitely very small (because Joselu is a player who plays in the attacking position).

Then Al Hilal, Al Hilal can bring in Joselu, to increase his breakthrough strength. However, just like Al Nasr, Al Hilal also has some very good forward players. It has been proven that this season Al Hilal was able to win many titles. Apart from that, Al Hilal is still under contract with Neymar and is likely to be able to play again next season. So it could also be said that Al Hilal has minimal opportunity to bring in Joselu.

Then Al Ittihad, their front line is currently not good. Maybe bringing in Joselu could be a solution for Al Ittihad's attack line. So Al Ittihad does have quite a big possibility of bringing in Joselu.

Then Al Ahli, whose performance can be said to be the same as Al Ittihad, has weaknesses on the front line. It would definitely be great if for example they brought in Joselu as their front player. So if you look at this, Al Ahli also has quite a big possibility of bringing in Joselu.

So in essence, according to my prediction, if Joselu really goes to the Saudi Arabian league, most likely the team that will bring him in will be Al Ahli or Al Ittihad.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://x.com/marca/status/1805202229709705242

One by one Real Madrid players left this summer after Nacho previously joined Al-Qadsiah, now it is Joselu's turn to follow him to the Saudi league. Joselu will not stay at Real Madrid even though management is willing to redeem his 1.5 million clause from Espanyol and it seems he feels happy after winning various titles with Real Madrid in one season.

On the other hand, I think it was the right decision from Joselu because his place at Real Madrid has been shifted by the arrival of several talented young players such as Mbappe and Endrick so if he stays he won't get the chance to play. So his decision to go to the Saudi league and earn more money was absolutely right. However, it is not yet clear which team will get the contract later.

So, which team will get Joselu? In my opinion, it might be Al-Ittihad considering that Benzema has been unreliable so far.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Joselu will join the Qatar League, not the Saudi Pro League, more precisely with Al Gharafa. We all realize that Joselu departure is very reasonable, because his opportunities to play in Real Madrid main squad next season will be drastically reduced after Mbappe arrival. Self-aware of this situation, I think Joselu has taken the right step in leaving Santiago Bernabeu. His contribution last season will always be remembered, if not exaggeratedly, Joselu was Real Madrid most successful loan ever. Joining Al Gharafa is also very profitable financially, Joselu will get high wages like European players who join the Saudi League. Joselu was lucky enough in his short period with Real Madrid, he managed to win three trophies in one season.

That's right friends, I was quite surprised after I posted this and tried surfing social media to find the fact that Joselu chose the Qatar club as his new stop and I think that was also the right decision. It seems he wants to avoid popularity in the Saudi league and try somewhere else which will certainly be no less enjoyable at the end of his football playing days.

On the other hand, it seems that only Nacho has joined one of the Saudi League clubs, namely Al-Qadsiah, and this was confirmed more clearly a few days ago by Fabrizio Romano. Nacho will get a two-year contract and it looks like the distribution of European players will start to even out in the Saudi league. However, I am sure this is not over yet and several other Saudi league teams will try to hunt for other European players to increase the depth of their squad next season.

[rahmad2nd]

Well, this was a surprise. I thought for a player who has been with Real Madrid throughout his whole season well probably wants to stay at Real Madrid for another season. But it seems like he is actually choosing money. Which is absolutely fine, especially at this stage of his career. he is quite old and it is best for him to actually grab the money that he can get right now.

Once the age of a player get closer to 35, he should take cautions about his future with Real Madrid since the club will offer always one year contract, at maximum two years contract with no guarantee to play full time and might even find himself in the benches the whole time depending from his performance but essentially from other players performance. So it is normal for any player to go find a suitable team in a suitable league for his actual performance to look more important than being a normal player in Real Madrid. Besides money won from Saudi Pro League is always higher than any other league.

Maybe, if Nacho has thought very carefully about leaving Santiago Bernabeu. considering that Ancelotti or Real Madrid will bring in several names of defenders to update the defensive line, plus at Nacho's current age, he rarely finds himself in a key player position. yeah, we know that several Real Madrid defenders were injured previously and that is what gives Nacho the option to be the main player. even so, Nacho rarely plays a full game if I refer to his statistics with Madrid. at his current age, we can be sure that he will be seen more on the bench than playing full time when Real Madrid plays match after match. For most professional players, Nacho definitely wants to be given more time and improve his performance at the same time. however, it seems that there is a Saudi club that is interested in his services in exchange for a quite fantastic salary.

Considering the situation, it seems like the former Real Madrid defender has chosen to leave and try to pursue his career in the Saudi Pro League. well, this is his choice regardless of the money he receives in return for his salary. It's only natural, Nacho previously played with an elite European team. then, suddenly there was another league club who wanted to sign him for a fairly large fee. the opportunity may not occur next season, especially since Nacho will be 35 years old. maybe a season or two before he stops his professional career, or Nacho will remain in the Saudi Pro League until the club no longer needs his services. apart from that, Nacho can share the experiences he had while playing for elite European clubs. what is certain is that Nacho has decided to leave Real Madrid and join a club from the Saudi Pro League, regardless of whether money is his motive or desire.

[bitgolden]

it would be more exciting if SPL looked for young players who were less than 30 years old so that SPL's name could become even better. And in fact, recently the ones bought by Saudi Arabian clubs have always been those above 30. but of course by buying players over the age of 30 it can be said to be successful because now the name of the SPL is becoming increasingly famous and also like the latest one where Nacho will join Al-Qadsiah which of course he is over the age of 30 but yes of course his presence is certainly very good and of course hopefully the club Arabs were able to bring in young players after Nacho joined Al-Qadsiah.

In my opinion, maybe this is a good start for the SPL because of course the SPL can gradually buy young players and to be honest, I personally also hope that Saudi Arabian clubs will buy young players. Yes, if for example a young player like Cole Palmer is bought, it will certainly make the SPL better because there is a balance between the SPL players.

They have done that so far because they wanted to get players who are super famous, you can't get Ronaldo or Benzema type of players when they are 25 years old or not even when they are 30 years old neither, you can only get those players when they are already quite old.

However, they have already done that, and right now they are not really looking like they are doing all that weirdly, I feel like we could probably see them do differently one day or another, and we should probably consider that it is normal for them to have this type of situation. We should consider how things aren't always that great, and we need to make sure that we can do something that would be a bit more inclined to fix in the end, should be nice to get some young now that they have fame.

[Palakka]

I think this is the right choice, even before Mbappe's arrival Joselu's position in the team was not very good, and I think Ancelotti has made it clear that this will not change in the future. And for Joselu this is a very good chance to change clubs after a successful season, get a contract with better conditions and get more playing time. He is no longer young, 34 years old means he has a few seasons left at most, so it is worth thinking about moving to Saudi Arabia.

Joselu has officially moved to the club from Qatar Al Gharafa, I think previously joselu would follow Nacho's steps to move to the Arab League but it turned out that he chose to be the best in the Qatar League next season, the Qatar League of course has a financially strong team but compared to the Arab League, of course, the Qatar League is not very competitive so that joselu may become the star players of the Qatar League later with Al Gharafa,  Of course we are quite curious about what exactly happened to Joselu Di Madrid who will reportedly be made permanent by Ancelotti this summer, Madrid do want to make Joselu permanent as stated in his loan terms from Espanyol, but the offer coming from Qatar seems to be more interesting for Joselu and Espanyol to take than accepting Madrid offer.

In addition to joselu of course Nacho transfer to the Arab League was a surprise for all of us, because all this time we know Nacho as the most loyal player to Real Madrid and even during his career as a footballer, he only played for Madrid all this time, so we can say that Nacho departure to Al Qadsiah has left a deep sadness for the management,  Madrid players and fans.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/06/24/wilson-transfer-newcastle-ace-eyed-by-saudi/

The hunt for European players will still heat up in the Saudi league and this time Callum Wilson will be the next target. This Newcastle striker will be a target for two Saudi league teams, namely Al-Fateh and Al-Ahli. At Newcastle he played quite well and but there were concerns that Newcastle would be hit by FFP so they had to sell several players and one of them was Callum Wilson.

Newcastle knows very well what they have to do to avoid sanctions, so this is an opportunity for the two Saudi teams to compete for it. If we look at Al-Fateh there are no European players visible yet so that could be the right option for him. On the other hand, at Al-Ahli there is already Firminho but unfortunately the former Liverpool player is not very productive. In the competition for the Saudi league title, Al-Ahli is clearly one of the best and maybe Al-Ahli is better for him than Al-Fateh.

[dezoel]

Joselu to Saudi League will not be great for the league itself. I mean don't get me wrong, they do like getting Real Madrid strikers, they got the last three of them right now, and that seems like a good way. However, Joselu was there just for one season and even in that season they preferred to play without striker in many games instead of playing him. Just because he had one season there, doesn't mean that he is great, it is quite clear that he is not that great.

We should consider how this is a wrong move and I think it would benefit them a lot more if they knew what they were doing. I think Joselu will probably be mediocre at best there, and I do hope that they do not offer a lot of money to him, would be useless to spend that much.

[lalabotax]

One by one Real Madrid players left this summer after Nacho previously joined Al-Qadsiah, now it is Joselu's turn to follow him to the Saudi league. Joselu will not stay at Real Madrid even though management is willing to redeem his 1.5 million clause from Espanyol and it seems he feels happy after winning various titles with Real Madrid in one season.

Yes, Nacho is leaving Real Madrid to Saudi league. He may join Al-Qadsiah because this team offer a good salary for him. Nacho seems already won all prestigious trophies, he focus on another target in the rest of his career. The amount of salary may be his main consideration for now, besides playing as a main player in a team. Even if Real Madrid signs him, he may sit on bench because the main striker should be Mbappe. It is a wise decision to not stay with Real Madrid.

On the other hand, I think it was the right decision from Joselu because his place at Real Madrid has been shifted by the arrival of several talented young players such as Mbappe and Endrick so if he stays he won't get the chance to play. So his decision to go to the Saudi league and earn more money was absolutely right. However, it is not yet clear which team will get the contract later.

So, which team will get Joselu? In my opinion, it might be Al-Ittihad considering that Benzema has been unreliable so far.

Agree. It is good if Joselu moves to another league because he can play as a main striker there. With Real Madrid, he won't have a chance to be the main striker in the next season. Saudi league isn't a bad destination but I hope he will join a big team. Al Nassr, Al Ittihad, Al Hilal are 3 best options for him if there is an offer from those clubs. So far, there is no clear information about his next team.

[TelolettOm]

Joselu to Saudi League will not be great for the league itself. I mean don't get me wrong, they do like getting Real Madrid strikers, they got the last three of them right now, and that seems like a good way. However, Joselu was there just for one season and even in that season they preferred to play without striker in many games instead of playing him. Just because he had one season there, doesn't mean that he is great, it is quite clear that he is not that great.

We should consider how this is a wrong move and I think it would benefit them a lot more if they knew what they were doing. I think Joselu will probably be mediocre at best there, and I do hope that they do not offer a lot of money to him, would be useless to spend that much.

I don't know why you too underestimate him. Even if Joselu only played with Real Madrid for 1 season and his status was a loan player only, but he contributed a lot for Real Madrid in some occasions. For example, when Real Madrid played against Bayern Munich in leg 2 in semi-final round. If Joselu didn't score 2 important goals in that match, Real Madrid may fail to reach the final. Joselu also scored 10 goals in La Liga and 2 goals in Copa Del Rey. It is not easy to do it if Joselu isn't a good striker.

Wrong or not, it will depend on how he can adapt with the team and Saudi competition. We can't judge him now since he still doesn't play in single match in Saudi. Why don't to wait and see first? Let him to play with one of Saudi teams for some matches first. If he fails scoring goals in some early matches in Saudi, we can say he will fail in Saudi and it is wrong to move there.

[Leviathan.007]

Rafael Leão is a player for AC Milan who had some good offers from the other teams. Even after Mbappe left PSG in the first days we heard the name of Rafael Leão to take the place of Mbappe in PSG since he can have a good performance in this team but now Rafael Leão is getting even closer to joining Al Hilal since he had very good offer from the Saudi League and Al Hilal but Rafael Leão is now still a young player and far from getting retired and that's why he wants to stay in the top European teams. That's why he rejected the offer from Al Hilal with the huge money he could earn from this contract.
Al Hilal was ready to pay him 20 million euros per season.

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C. Ronaldo has worked hard this season with Al Nassr he has given his best for the club, no one can be blamed because they failed to kill Al Hilal this season, because everyone is aware that Al Hilal is a strong club in Saudi they have conquered it in in Saudi, so it won't be easy to beat them, but for Al Nassr themselves they have to bring new performance to the squad for next season so that their journey to conquer the Saudi Pro is successful.

Ronaldo has given a lot of influence on the current Arab League football, not only for Al Nassr but indirectly Ronaldo arrival to the Arab League has actually made the popularity of the Arab League increase, Al Nassr this season has failed to win the Saudi Arabian League but Ronaldo has been able to perform quite well and of course has contributed a lot to every Al Nassr match so far,   Although this season Al Nassr failed to win the Arab League, Ronaldo was still able to show his capacity as a reliable striker and was also able to set a new record as a striker who managed to become the top scorer in 4 different leagues so far.

Al Nassr who this season failed to compete with Al Hillal of course must be able to improve the quality of their squad next season to be able to win the league, currently it is reported that Al Nassr is starting to try to bring in some star players who are indeed considered to be able to make their squad better later, among some of the players targeted by Al Nassr currently some of them are former Ronaldo teammates namely Casemiro and also Szczesny, so I think Ronaldo seems to be specifically ask the management of Al Nassr to recruit them.

There is no doubt about what CR7 has done in Arab football. He was the first to leave Europe for Arab football, which I find much more exciting than that of the USA In fact , I really like Arab football and African football, because their styles of play have become much more attractive and I like that. What CR7 has done has made him go global with much more noise than Messi himself, because he is giving his all in the Euro Cup and helping him because he can win it again. With respect to Arab football, when you see that he cried, it is a reason for respect. A 39-year-old man who feels Football like that is something to be admired and not made fun of.

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A good offer for Al Ittihad for this former AC Milan coach, because last season Al Ittihad really lacked the strategy or game scheme that they implemented so they had a lot of failures in matches, Poli made a lot of sense to take him to Saudi Pro because Poli can also experimenting with strategies and also game schemes because if he goes to England he will lose because the Premier League is not yet suitable for the coach in my opinion, and in times of unemployment like now it is a good thing for him to guide Al Ittihad to be better.

Well, this is a good choice after Al-ittihad fired Gallardo Marcelo because this coach had internal problems where it was reported that Gallardo Marcelo and Benzema had a little tension between them which resulted in Gallardo Marcelo being fired. But the more specific reason is that he was reportedly fired because he suggested selling Benzema. And the previous Al-ittihad coach was also fired for the same reason, right?
(sourch: https://www.ligaolahraga.com/bola/pecat-marcelo-gallardo-stefano-pioli-bersiap-menuju-al-ittihad)

Since last week I have also read about Pioli who is negotiating with the Al-ittihad club. And actually I hope Pioli can agree to come to Al-ittihad. because this will make the SPL increasingly attract the attention of many people from Europe. And maybe if Al-ittihad gets a good coach like Pioli then it will revive Ittihad's performance which actually declined last season.

but I also heard rumors that Pioli is learning English. Which indicates that he seems to hope that a club from the Premier League will offer him a collaboration. But maybe I would prefer Pioli to Al-ittihad and enliven the SPL.