Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Slow death]

We usually aw some old players like Ronaldo join the Saudi League to end their career and they will choose to play for these Arabian teams because of the more money they can get in these teams while now it seems some young players are also interested in playing for these teams.
Ângelo Gabriel is a former player of Chelsea and he is a 19 player who plays as a winger and now he is going to play for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
 

I think the reason why most Saudi Pro League clubs started with signing veteran players in the past was because these players were big names in football and were globally recognized so in their attempt to make the league popular among football fans across the globe, they were going for these veteran and popular footballers instead of signing young talents that will not attract global audience to the league. To an extent, they've been able to achieve their aim of attracting global attention to football in the Middle East country which is why they are now signing young talents.
Signing Ângelo Gabriel was a good transfer deal for Al Nassr even when I think they needed to sign quality defender instead of a winger. Hopefully for the Brazilian winger, he succeeds in his new club.

The Arabs were smart in this marketing aspect when they brought famous players from Europe. But they make the mistake of not being able to hire famous coaches so that they can also have a good quality league. If the Saudi Arabian teams focused on hiring good foreign coaches, then we would see a league with good quality and they wouldn't need to constantly be hiring famous players. Because honestly, what's the point of hiring famous players when they have great coaches in most of the teams in the league?

Steven Bergwijn, presented and unveiled as new Al Ittihad player from Ajax.

Number 3️⃣4️⃣ for Bergwijn.

source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1831757380335628437

How many more foreign players do they need? And what about the native players? Because I don't see anyone speaking well of any native player. Al Nassr only talks about Ronaldo, it seems like Al Nassr's native players are non-existent. Al Ittihad has now signed Bergwijn, and I haven't seen anyone speak well of any native Al Ittihad player either.

[Palakka]

I think Al Ahli did a very smart move by signing Ivan Toney. This player was linked with some top EPL teams, but finally he moves to Al Ahli. Ivan Toney was one of top strikers in EPL, now he will be the machine goal of Al Hilal. Anyway, I think Toney and Firmino can play together. Toney must play as a striker, meanhile Firmino can play as an attacking midfielder or a second striker.

Al Ahli did go for other players but it turns out the Englishman showned them greenlights on time. Ivan Toney is average player but based on his exceptional abilities, I think he’s gradually turning to be world class player, although he played for average club like Brentford. European players have ditched into the SPL and seeing it as a league for their retirement in their football career. First it was the China league, now we’re watching the Saudi Arabia Pro League housing these players mostly the big names, players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and more players.

Although Ivan Toney is often associated with Arsenal but it seems that Arsenal are not really interested in recruiting him so far, so I think that the fact that he is often associated with big teams actually makes his name more popular as a striker, compared fr other strikers, I think Ivan Toney is not a very fantastic striker so far so if he continues to stay at Brentford maybe his career will get worse later,  fortunately he took the right choice to join Al Ahli at this time, apart from the competition in the Arab League which is not tight as competitive as the English League of course at this time he is no longer anxious about his future, Ivan Toney, who was recruited by Al Ahli after failing to get Osimhen, is contracted for four seasons and reportedly earns a salary of almost 500,000 pounds per week including bonuses, and we can compare how far the salary increase he is currently receiving compared to when he was still playing at Brentford which only paid 50,000 pounds per week, so I think money is currently the main attraction for any European player who moves to the Arab League.

[Volgastallion]

Angelo.... and sorry for what im gonna say but seems like another money laundry or financial structure movement made by the Chelsea management, do you see they buy him for 15 millions he never play for chelsea, send in a loan to strasbourg, comeback to Chelsea doesnt play again and seel now for 23 millions...... i know arabs pay for everything overprices, but this seems like other thing, like a favor to Chelsea to make space or to make up the accounting.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Apart from defenders, to be honest, all this time I have noticed that the game played by the Al Nassr coach is too easy for the opponent to read and doesn't look different in each of their matches, when an Al Nassr player gets the ball, of course we can predict that the ball will still end up at Ronaldo feet so that often the opposing players actually stop the flow of the ball from the middle of the field and that it tends to be easier to stop Al Nassr attacks, so I think apart from strengthen their defense line, Al Nassr also at this time deserves to reconsider Luis Castro as their coach.

Well it is a fact that when things happen they can go down the path that is sometimes the most feared, not only has it been said here, they have said it on ESPN, Al Nassr's defense is a problem and that must be fixed as soon as possible, they must do it because it is necessary to see if they see an improvement, but at this point I think they Should have more recoverers and a more solid line, that the full-backs do not launch themselves to the attack because they leave the goal vulnerable and obviously that is how they score goals, I am not in favor of CR7 or any forward coming to the defense to help, they have to do something with their defensive formation, be more Precise.

[TelolettOm]

Ivan Toney is known with his cold penalty in Euro 2024 and honestly I am very impressed with his shot and his penalty shooting style. He can provide some other things for Al-Ahli attacking system too and Firmino with his time in Liverpool shows that he can support his team mates in attacking system very well. Firmino is a striker with his favorite style of ready sacrificing his own benefit and positions in order to help a team scoring goals and wining matches. Firmino is not obsessed with goals scored by himself.

It is not the only factor that makes Ivan Toney is impressive. As far as I know he often made many goals in EPL. Even if he didn't become the top scorer but his name was in the list of most productive strikers in EPL. Yes, he has a great ability in shooting, he will easily score many goals in SPL if Al Ahli midfielders can support him with good assists. Al Ahli also has good wingers that can support him as well.

Ivan Toney seems fit to play together with Firmino. Firmino can be an attacking midfielder, he is very experienced and has good ability in delivering assists. In theory, Toney-Firmino will be good duo for Al Ahli attackers. I'm very sure Firmino won't be too obssesed to score goals as many as possible. He must be ready to play as an attacking midfielder.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It is not the only factor that makes Ivan Toney is impressive. As far as I know he often made many goals in EPL. Even if he didn't become the top scorer but his name was in the list of most productive strikers in EPL. Yes, he has a great ability in shooting, he will easily score many goals in SPL if Al Ahli midfielders can support him with good assists. Al Ahli also has good wingers that can support him as well.

Ivan Toney seems fit to play together with Firmino. Firmino can be an attacking midfielder, he is very experienced and has good ability in delivering assists. In theory, Toney-Firmino will be good duo for Al Ahli attackers. I'm very sure Firmino won't be too obssesed to score goals as many as possible. He must be ready to play as an attacking midfielder.

Yeah, with the arrival of Ivan Toney, Al-Ahli's performance should improve because previously they had some great players. This will make the competition in the Saudi Pro League even fiercer but somehow I'm not sure if Al-Ahli is aiming for the title I mean they can only compete in top 3-4 no more and Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal will remain the main candidates to win the title. In this transfer window only a few European players came not like last season,

[kro55]

It is not the only factor that makes Ivan Toney is impressive. As far as I know he often made many goals in EPL. Even if he didn't become the top scorer but his name was in the list of most productive strikers in EPL. Yes, he has a great ability in shooting, he will easily score many goals in SPL if Al Ahli midfielders can support him with good assists. Al Ahli also has good wingers that can support him as well.

Ivan Toney seems fit to play together with Firmino. Firmino can be an attacking midfielder, he is very experienced and has good ability in delivering assists. In theory, Toney-Firmino will be good duo for Al Ahli attackers. I'm very sure Firmino won't be too obssesed to score goals as many as possible. He must be ready to play as an attacking midfielder.

Yeah, with the arrival of Ivan Toney, Al-Ahli's performance should improve because previously they had some great players. This will make the competition in the Saudi Pro League even fiercer but somehow I'm not sure if Al-Ahli is aiming for the title I mean they can only compete in top 3-4 no more and Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal will remain the main candidates to win the title. In this transfer window only a few European players came not like last season,

I would say Al Ahli saudi's squad is quite strong this season too. But whether they can compete for the title is not certain. If the performances are not regular, the team will not compete for the title. If they won the first match this season, the team lost points against Al Fateh in the second match. However, Ahli's squad has several talented strikers like Ivan Toney, Riyad Mahraz and Firmino. Also, the midfield of this team is quite strong. If Ahli's coach was more experienced then maybe we would have seen a better performance from this team.

Al Hilal has been in excellent form this season as well as previous seasons. The team won two matches. The overall gameplay of this team is strong. On the other hand, one of the title rivals Al Nassr dropped points against AL Raed in their first match.

[OcTradism]

I would say Al Ahli saudi's squad is quite strong this season too. But whether they can compete for the title is not certain. If the performances are not regular, the team will not compete for the title. If they won the first match this season, the team lost points against Al Fateh in the second match. However, Ahli's squad has several talented strikers like Ivan Toney, Riyad Mahraz and Firmino. Also, the midfield of this team is quite strong. If Ahli's coach was more experienced then maybe we would have seen a better performance from this team.

Toney, Mahrez and Firmino can support each other well and it reminds me about Mane, Salah, Firmino in Liverpool years ago. Toney can not compare too Mane with playing style and skills they have but Mahrez can provide similar things from dribbling, speed, assists like Salah but of course he can not score many goals like Salah. These three attacking players make a lower level of Mane, Salah, Firmino combination years ago in Liverpool and Premier League. Anyway in Saudi Professional League, they will be good enough and be able to help Al-Ahli beating many clubs there.

Al Hilal has been in excellent form this season as well as previous seasons. The team won two matches. The overall gameplay of this team is strong. On the other hand, one of the title rivals Al Nassr dropped points against AL Raed in their first match.

They are ready to play better than the past season and can challenge Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, and Al-Ittihad more seriously in this season. This only makes Saudi Professional League more exciting and deserves more time to watch.

[rendravolt]

Yeah, with the arrival of Ivan Toney, Al-Ahli's performance should improve because previously they had some great players. This will make the competition in the Saudi Pro League even fiercer but somehow I'm not sure if Al-Ahli is aiming for the title I mean they can only compete in top 3-4 no more and Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal will remain the main candidates to win the title. In this transfer window only a few European players came not like last season,

It seems that Al-Ahli are not very satisfied with Firmino's performance and that's what made them recruit a new striker to be more convincing this season. I don't know for sure why Firmino hasn't been able to do much so far and has only been good at the beginning and there are doubts whether he is finished now? Surely Al-Ahli want to move quickly without having to sacrifice every match to lose points.

The title competition is indeed an event that is always awaited and we know it is very difficult to destroy the dominance of Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr if they do not have the same depth. Here Al-Ahli are trying to do that and actually they are capable if they do it right. What is certain is that Ivan Toney's adaptation must be in line as quickly as possible with his colleagues and I think that is not difficult considering he comes from the most competitive league in the world.

[beerlover]

I think Al Ahli did a very smart move by signing Ivan Toney. This player was linked with some top EPL teams, but finally he moves to Al Ahli. Ivan Toney was one of top strikers in EPL, now he will be the machine goal of Al Hilal. Anyway, I think Toney and Firmino can play together. Toney must play as a striker, meanhile Firmino can play as an attacking midfielder or a second striker.

Al Ahli did go for other players but it turns out the Englishman showned them greenlights on time. Ivan Toney is average player but based on his exceptional abilities, I think he’s gradually turning to be world class player, although he played for average club like Brentford. European players have ditched into the SPL and seeing it as a league for their retirement in their football career. First it was the China league, now we’re watching the Saudi Arabia Pro League housing these players mostly the big names, players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and more players.

They were thinking about Osimhen for 80 million, but when Ivan Toney was available for half that price, it was a no brainer to accept that offer of course. I think it's quite important to remember that this is going to be a league that will continue to spend a lot of money but they try to pay the money to players and not to teams, so transfer budget is mostly about the salary, which is why they preferred to get Toney instead of Osimhen.

I think retirement is true for some of the older players, but we are starting to see players that are 32-33 years old or younger that come here too, if they can stay here and make ten times more than what they make at Europe, then some of the players are happy to be here instead of Europe. Not everyone will be convinced to come here like how Kroos rejected, but some will be happy to take the money.

[len01]

Yeah, with the arrival of Ivan Toney, Al-Ahli's performance should improve because previously they had some great players. This will make the competition in the Saudi Pro League even fiercer but somehow I'm not sure if Al-Ahli is aiming for the title I mean they can only compete in top 3-4 no more and Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal will remain the main candidates to win the title. In this transfer window only a few European players came not like last season,

It seems that Al Ahli still needs a lot of professional players who are very experienced to be able to compete with top teams like Al Hilal and Al Nassr. The arrival of Ivan Toney and Firmino does not mean that they can provide great results and compared to the Al Nassr and Al Hilal squads, it seems that Al Ahli is still too far for me.
Al Ahli still needs quality defenders and all quality players must be brought in from Europe and currently Al Ahli is still having difficulty bringing in quality defenders. And that means Al Ahli might be able to compete but not to get the SPL title.
But at least bringing in Ivan Toney will improve Al Ahli attack line and there is no doubt to bet on Al Ahli victory when playing against a slightly weaker team.

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Al Ahli did go for other players but it turns out the Englishman showned them greenlights on time. Ivan Toney is average player but based on his exceptional abilities, I think he’s gradually turning to be world class player, although he played for average club like Brentford. European players have ditched into the SPL and seeing it as a league for their retirement in their football career. First it was the China league, now we’re watching the Saudi Arabia Pro League housing these players mostly the big names, players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and more players.

They were thinking about Osimhen for 80 million, but when Ivan Toney was available for half that price, it was a no brainer to accept that offer of course. I think it's quite important to remember that this is going to be a league that will continue to spend a lot of money but they try to pay the money to players and not to teams, so transfer budget is mostly about the salary, which is why they preferred to get Toney instead of Osimhen.

I think retirement is true for some of the older players, but we are starting to see players that are 32-33 years old or younger that come here too, if they can stay here and make ten times more than what they make at Europe, then some of the players are happy to be here instead of Europe. Not everyone will be convinced to come here like how Kroos rejected, but some will be happy to take the money.

I think Ivan Toney decision to move to the Saudi Pro League with Al Ahli is the right move financially, he would never have earned a salary of 403 thousand pounds per week if he had still played in Europe, although on the other hand his career with the England National Team is threatened. With a 4-season contract, Ivan Toney can generate a fairly large income, he is taking advantage of the opportunity well. The Saudi Pro League will develop over time, with abundant finances they can achieve their goal of building a more competitive League. It is no wonder that in the future every top European player will be tempted to leave, the offer of a fantastic salary is certainly the main attraction.

Some players who refuse to continue their careers in Saudi are likely to have stable finances and it is possible that they are tied to a long-term sponsor contract, some also refuse it for family reasons. However, I tend to believe that most of them will take the offer to play in Saudi, and will not miss the opportunity that comes even though they are still relatively young.

[Gallar]

It seems that Al Ahli still needs a lot of professional players who are very experienced to be able to compete with top teams like Al Hilal and Al Nassr. The arrival of Ivan Toney and Firmino does not mean that they can provide great results and compared to the Al Nassr and Al Hilal squads, it seems that Al Ahli is still too far for me.
Al Ahli still needs quality defenders and all quality players must be brought in from Europe and currently Al Ahli is still having difficulty bringing in quality defenders. And that means Al Ahli might be able to compete but not to get the SPL title.
But at least bringing in Ivan Toney will improve Al Ahli attack line and there is no doubt to bet on Al Ahli victory when playing against a slightly weaker team.

It is true, this season Al Ahli did not bring in many players from big European clubs. I personally don't know the reason. However, if you look at the current Al Ahli squad, it can be seen that there are still many gaps that need to be filled in several lines. Firmino is indeed a pretty good striker, but if for example Al Ahli's midfielders and wingers are unable to provide good passes or opportunities to Firmino, I think Firmino will definitely have a little difficulty scoring goals. For this reason, I also think that Al Ahli really needs new players (wingers and centers) to be able to create a good combination on Al Ahli's front line. Apart from that, bringing in Ivan Toney is not a bad thing, but in my opinion it would be a little less effective. The reason is that Firmino and Ivan Toney have the same position, namely center front line. So with this, it is very likely that Al Ahli's front line will be less sharp. Because as I said, currently Al Ahli only needs to bring in good wingers and midfielders, so that they can provide good opportunities for Firmino. So if Al Ahli only brings in forward players, in my opinion Al Ahli's current attack flow is still not optimal.

And currently Al Ahli is ranked 8th in the Saudi Arabian League with 3 points from 1 win and 1 loss to date. Apart from that, I personally am still a little hesitant to bet on Al Ahli, even though the opponent is a team that is not too strong. The reason is, when Al Ahli faced Al Fateh, who was actually not very strong, Al Ahli lost at that time. So keeping this in mind, I'm a little hesitant to bet on Al Ahli. Maybe I only dare to do BTTS in Al Ahli matches with any team.

[Arenga pinnata]

Yeah, with the arrival of Ivan Toney, Al-Ahli's performance should improve because previously they had some great players. This will make the competition in the Saudi Pro League even fiercer but somehow I'm not sure if Al-Ahli is aiming for the title I mean they can only compete in top 3-4 no more and Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal will remain the main candidates to win the title. In this transfer window only a few European players came not like last season,

It seems that Al Ahli still needs a lot of professional players who are very experienced to be able to compete with top teams like Al Hilal and Al Nassr. The arrival of Ivan Toney and Firmino does not mean that they can provide great results and compared to the Al Nassr and Al Hilal squads, it seems that Al Ahli is still too far for me.
Al Ahli still needs quality defenders and all quality players must be brought in from Europe and currently Al Ahli is still having difficulty bringing in quality defenders. And that means Al Ahli might be able to compete but not to get the SPL title.
But at least bringing in Ivan Toney will improve Al Ahli attack line and there is no doubt to bet on Al Ahli victory when playing against a slightly weaker team.

Actually Al-ahli also has many foreign players in their squad. Because last season they were also quite active in hunting players. But the quality of the players brought in by Al-ahli is not as good as the players brought in by Al-Nassr, Al-hilal and Al-ittihad. So I also have the same thought that Al-ahli might be able to continue to compete well at the top. But I also doubt they are in contention for the title. I think the title fight will still be between Al-hilal, Al-nassr and AL-ittihad. I see that Al-ittihad is quite active in adding new players to their squad in the current transfer market.

[rendravolt]

After his move to the Saudi league was criticized by Ronald Koeman (Dutch coach) who said that the door to the Dutch national team was closed for him and it seems that this did not discourage Bergwijn and he responded to the harsh comments. He felt that Ronald Koeman should have been able to have a telephone conversation instead of describing Bergwijn badly in the media.

I think there is some truth to this and no matter how upset a coach is, he should be more mature to understand his players from the other side. We all know the main reasons why European players go here and that should not be something to talk about, especially for a coach like him. I hope that this negative news will not interfere with Bergwijn's performance with Al-Ittihad and of course we are looking forward to a better depth of Al-Ittihad squad for this season. At least they will get attention from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr at the top.

[Uruhara]

And currently Al Ahli is ranked 8th in the Saudi Arabian League with 3 points from 1 win and 1 loss to date. Apart from that, I personally am still a little hesitant to bet on Al Ahli, even though the opponent is a team that is not too strong. The reason is, when Al Ahli faced Al Fateh, who was actually not very strong, Al Ahli lost at that time. So keeping this in mind, I'm a little hesitant to bet on Al Ahli. Maybe I only dare to do BTTS in Al Ahli matches with any team.

Just like you, I also sometimes have doubts about every match Al-Ahli faces. Not because I underestimate this team but I also see that sometimes Al-ahli lose their consistency. Even though last season they managed to show very good quality, it is not certain that this season they will still be as good as last season. Because I also saw that the teams that were considered weak last season had made very good preparations and yes, this could make big teams like Al-ahli lose points. Al-fateh is not at all a favorite in the match against Al-ahli. but they can win. And it seems that Al-Ahli becomes quite weak when they play away games.
But actually Al-Ahli currently has good players in attack. Namely they have Mahrez, Firminho and even Ivan Toney. But this team doesn't have enough good players at the back.

In the next match Al-ahli will visit Al-nassr headquarters. And I think this match will be difficult to predict. Even though I might hope that Al-Nassr wins as host, sometimes Al-Nassr is also the same as Al-ahli. Where they sometimes lose points at unexpected times.

[slapper]

We usually aw some old players like Ronaldo join the Saudi League to end their career and they will choose to play for these Arabian teams because of the more money they can get in these teams while now it seems some young players are also interested in playing for these teams.
Ângelo Gabriel is a former player of Chelsea and he is a 19 player who plays as a winger and now he is going to play for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
 

I think the reason why most Saudi Pro League clubs started with signing veteran players in the past was because these players were big names in football and were globally recognized so in their attempt to make the league popular among football fans across the globe, they were going for these veteran and popular footballers instead of signing young talents that will not attract global audience to the league. To an extent, they've been able to achieve their aim of attracting global attention to football in the Middle East country which is why they are now signing young talents.
Signing Ângelo Gabriel was a good transfer deal for Al Nassr even when I think they needed to sign quality defender instead of a winger. Hopefully for the Brazilian winger, he succeeds in his new club.

Ângelo Gabriel to Al Nassr is kinda a smart move. Its about creating for the future, not only about purchasing a headline. Thats how you create a league that lasts. This action might rewrite the story on the SPL. These days, they're not only retirement homes. Young players see opportunity, not a career dead end

Young stars are fantastic, but to grow them you need outstanding guidance. Without that, nothing is gained at all. Not to mention local talent either. Simply piling your squad with foreigners and hoping the league would flourish is not how it works. Though its a long trip, the SPL's on the right path. They must make investments in local players' development, coaching, and a competitive atmosphere. Only then will they be a force to be reckoned with.

[tusandii]

Actually Al-ahli also has many foreign players in their squad. Because last season they were also quite active in hunting players. But the quality of the players brought in by Al-ahli is not as good as the players brought in by Al-Nassr, Al-hilal and Al-ittihad. So I also have the same thought that Al-ahli might be able to continue to compete well at the top. But I also doubt they are in contention for the title. I think the title fight will still be between Al-hilal, Al-nassr and AL-ittihad. I see that Al-ittihad is quite active in adding new players to their squad in the current transfer market.

Al Ahli performed well last season with the foreign squad they have even better than Al Ittihad they managed to finish in 3rd position in the standings last season but this season Al Ahli seems to have difficulty competing in the Saudi League and has even experienced 1 defeat from 2 matches they have played so I also think the same as you that Al Ahli may not be able to surpass the abilities of Al Nassr and Al Hilal in the hunt for the title especially this season the arrival of the promoted club Al Qadisyah where they recruited many foreign players who seem to be going to make a breakthrough this season. In terms of squad Al Nassr and Al Hilal are still the most superior in the SPL but in my opinion Al Hilal is still a very tough rival for many clubs in the SPL.

[trendcoin]

The Saudi League is making really important strides, but if they don't get a place in the Champions League, I think their influence will continue to be narrow. The players they want to sign are players who want to play in the Champions League every year. I think they want to play in the Champions League more than which league they play in. I think one of the most obvious examples of this is Harry Kane. Instead of playing in the Premier League, he went to the Bundesliga (a less competitive league than the Premier League)...

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has already said Saudi teams will not participate in the Champions League. I hope he agrees with the Saudi League's efforts and paves the way for the Champions League for Saudi teams...

[Uruhara]

After his move to the Saudi league was criticized by Ronald Koeman (Dutch coach) who said that the door to the Dutch national team was closed for him and it seems that this did not discourage Bergwijn and he responded to the harsh comments. He felt that Ronald Koeman should have been able to have a telephone conversation instead of describing Bergwijn badly in the media.

I think there is some truth to this and no matter how upset a coach is, he should be more mature to understand his players from the other side. We all know the main reasons why European players go here and that should not be something to talk about, especially for a coach like him. I hope that this negative news will not interfere with Bergwijn's performance with Al-Ittihad and of course we are looking forward to a better depth of Al-Ittihad squad for this season. At least they will get attention from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr at the top.

I like Bergwijn's attitude with his reply to Ronald Koeman. because however I also don't agree with the words and attitudes of a coach like Ronald Koeman. And we'll see, maybe if Bergwijn can play well and make a good reputation here then he will definitely be called up by the Dutch national team. And I'm sure Bergwijn will be even more motivated to play well at Al-ittihad. And with the presence of Bergwijn at Al-ittihad, Al-ittihad now has another quality wing midfielder. And I think this will make Al-ittihad get more attention from its opponents this season, especially Al-hilal and Al-nassr who seem to be competing fiercely in the SPL in the race for champions.

Al-ittihad has brought in many new players into their squad. And the 5 new players they got included from Aston Villa, namely Moussa Diaby, then Houssem Aouar from AS Roma, Predrag Rajkovic from Mallorca, then Pereira from PSG, and Bergwijn from Ajax. It looks like Al-ittihad have gathered everything they need for this season.