Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

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Al Qadsiah wants to sign Mateo Retegui


https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1940821744841117837

I may be wrong, but because the Saudis are making very high offers, the player market has started to increase the prices of players when they realize that a Saudi club is interested in that player. For example, if a team has player X who costs 30 million dollars, all it takes is for a Saudi team to make an offer of 60 million dollars for the team that has player X to increase the price to 70 million, so any team in Europe that wants player X will have to negotiate that high amount. This is putting players who are not even worth a high price as if they deserve that high value.

This is the new trend in the football transfer market right now, the influx of the Saudi's investment in football is already causing distortion in the transfer market at some point because this makes these clubs think their player in quote worth more, and they may be selling their player below his actual market value which makes them to reevaluate the player's valuation, whereas the Saudis put up these prices on these players because the wants to try to entice them to come without considering their real market value.

[bitgolden]

Retegui's current performance is indeed extraordinary, because the proof is that he managed to become the top scorer in Serie A last season. So with that, it is no wonder that Al Qadisiyah wants to recruit him. But the problem is that Retegui will definitely think twice if he decides to join Al Qadisiyah, because although financially it is certainly very profitable for him. But in terms of career, of course it has a little effect on his reputation. Although currently playing in the Saudi Arabian league is also not bad for him. But still if he plays in Europe, his name could be much more famous.

In addition, according to the news circulating, Milan also really wants Retegui too, even reportedly Milan has made a direct offer to Atalanta for 40 million euros. But Atalanta rejected it, because maybe at that price it is still quite low. So with that, currently Retegui is really being targeted not only by Al Qadisiyah. But in essence all decisions are up to Retegui, so if he chooses money then he will definitely join Al Qadisiyah, but if he still wants to pursue a career in Europe, Milan will definitely be his choice, or he will remain at Atalanta.

I may be wrong, but because the Saudis are making very high offers, the player market has started to increase the prices of players when they realize that a Saudi club is interested in that player. For example, if a team has player X who costs 30 million dollars, all it takes is for a Saudi team to make an offer of 60 million dollars for the team that has player X to increase the price to 70 million, so any team in Europe that wants player X will have to negotiate that high amount. This is putting players who are not even worth a high price as if they deserve that high value.

The reason why any player would consider playing at Saudi league is money, nothing more. Most of them make more money in a single year than they can make all their life in Europe. That is the biggest difference and while Retegui could decide to cut his Europe adventure short and go to Arabia, he could also make a huge amount of money from it and that would mean that he would be able to actually profit from it at the same time. I can't say if that is a smart move or not, but I can say that he would be financially doing better.

We have seen some players who went to Saudi league and then made a comeback too, so that is already proven to be possible for many players, and if he wants to, he can play for 1-2 seasons and make all the money in the world and come back and play wherever he wants.

[ShowOff]

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I may be wrong, but because the Saudis are making very high offers, the player market has started to increase the prices of players when they realize that a Saudi club is interested in that player. For example, if a team has player X who costs 30 million dollars, all it takes is for a Saudi team to make an offer of 60 million dollars for the team that has player X to increase the price to 70 million, so any team in Europe that wants player X will have to negotiate that high amount. This is putting players who are not even worth a high price as if they deserve that high value.

The reason why any player would consider playing at Saudi league is money, nothing more. Most of them make more money in a single year than they can make all their life in Europe. That is the biggest difference and while Retegui could decide to cut his Europe adventure short and go to Arabia, he could also make a huge amount of money from it and that would mean that he would be able to actually profit from it at the same time. I can't say if that is a smart move or not, but I can say that he would be financially doing better.

We have seen some players who went to Saudi league and then made a comeback too, so that is already proven to be possible for many players, and if he wants to, he can play for 1-2 seasons and make all the money in the world and come back and play wherever he wants.

It is true, the main attraction is money, clubs and players are often tempted by Saudi proposals. In Europe it is actually the same, players who feel they are stars will demand high salaries. AC Milan is reportedly very interested in recruiting Retegui, but is constrained by the high transfer fee, Atalanta is only willing to release Retegui if there is an offer above 50 million.

Al Qadisiyah seems very serious about building squad depth, they want to be title contenders next season. In my opinion, if Retegui joins Al Qadisiyah, their chances of winning the trophy will be higher. Retegui future is still full of speculation, but I think the possibility of him moving to Saudi is very low.

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We have seen some players who went to Saudi league and then made a comeback too, so that is already proven to be possible for many players, and if he wants to, he can play for 1-2 seasons and make all the money in the world and come back and play wherever he wants.

Saudi Pro League attract players by giving them a good incentive, money, but let's be honest to say that the quality of the league is better than many European leagues. I don't think that Turkish league, Liga Portugal or Eredivisie or even French Ligue 1 are superior than Saudi Pro League honestly.
So a player who wants to move to Saudi Arabia will benefit from excessive money and a good competition, let's say respectable level. Maybe the main things missing are the entertainment and the climate that European countries have and are different in the kingdom.
The possibility to regain a good place once a player pass a season or two in Saudi Pro League is always possible. It depends from the quality the player showing in that league in fact.

[SatoPrincess]

Al Qadsiah wants to sign Mateo Retegui



https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1940821744841117837

Mateo Retegui is 26 years old, he plays as a striker and honestly at this age he still has the potential to play for a big team in Europe, I don't know what he will decide, but after the Club World Cup games, it is becoming clear that the Saudi league can be beneficial for players in terms of finance but also in terms of maintaining their skills. I am not seeing any decline in skills in the European players who went to the Saudi league.

You know these days not every player fancies a move to Saudi Arabia, it is said that players who move to Saudi pro league only go for the money but most players prefer staying in Europe and making a name for themselves. We are yet to know Mateo’s decision, he is young and so I expect him to want to stay back and play in Europe.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Fantastic figure, right? Any player would not refuse this and Cristiano might be the first player at the age of 40 to get such a deal.

The Arabs are actually very intelligent people they know that their league has life as long as people like CR7 are there, that's why we are now interested in this league that's the truth and they want to make their league very good, in fact they still have a long way to go but they are on the right track and it was demonstrated in the Club World Cup, so they bet on the good things that the greatest footballers of all contribute, even if they touch Messi it would be much better if they could get him to go there.

[Ale88]

We have seen some players who went to Saudi league and then made a comeback too, so that is already proven to be possible for many players, and if he wants to, he can play for 1-2 seasons and make all the money in the world and come back and play wherever he wants.

Saudi Pro League attract players by giving them a good incentive, money, but let's be honest to say that the quality of the league is better than many European leagues. I don't think that Turkish league, Liga Portugal or Eredivisie or even French Ligue 1 are superior than Saudi Pro League honestly.
So a player who wants to move to Saudi Arabia will benefit from excessive money and a good competition, let's say respectable level. Maybe the main things missing are the entertainment and the climate that European countries have and are different in the kingdom.
The possibility to regain a good place once a player pass a season or two in Saudi Pro League is always possible. It depends from the quality the player showing in that league in fact.

I'll tell you two words: Champions League. That is by far the most important club competition in the world, every player dreams to play in the Champions League, many of us grew us listening to the Champions League anthem, and it's more fascinating than any national competition. So the simple fact that Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch teams, etc. take part to the Champions League is a huge incentive for many players. I have nothing against players who chose to play in Saudi Arabia, at the end of the day they pay you 10 more, if you are a mediocre player or old, it's a great option to make a ton of extra money in a very short time.

Also let's not forget that for many European players is difficult to adapt to the lifestyle, that's why many of them want to leave after 1 year. Money is important but there are other things in life, especially if we're talking about players with family, kids.

[arabspaceship123]

SPL's built on Chinese ideas they've had for their football leagues. Some euro players went to China but their league wasn't good so it's failed. SPL isn't like them they're trying to be competitive. They've made the SPL famous because they want to host the football world cup.

[Uruhara]

SPL's built on Chinese ideas they've had for their football leagues. Some euro players went to China but their league wasn't good so it's failed. SPL isn't like them they're trying to be competitive. They've made the SPL famous because they want to host the football world cup.

What makes the difference is that the SPL, through the al-Nassr club, brought in the right player who brought great popularity, namely Cristiano Ronaldo. Because I'm pretty sure the SPL still wouldn't be able to become as famous and widely known as it is today without bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo. Because even though SPL clubs bring in players like Benzema and others, as we can see now, the name that is attached to the SPL and is widely discussed regarding the SPL is Cristiano Ronaldo. Meanwhile, the names of other European star players who have been brought to SPL clubs are in fact starting to become less talked about at the moment. But Cristiano Ronaldo's name continues to be in the news, which as a result also has an impact on the popularity of the SPL.

[dezoel]

You know these days not every player fancies a move to Saudi Arabia, it is said that players who move to Saudi pro league only go for the money but most players prefer staying in Europe and making a name for themselves. We are yet to know Mateo’s decision, he is young and so I expect him to want to stay back and play in Europe.

I am expecting Mateo Retegui is going to be part of Saudi League club Al-Qadisiyah because Atlanta is having huge offer which is not going to be rejected while AC Milan is not able to give amount like €60 million which stopped Mateo Retegui from joining this Saudi League club.

They are playing their cards rightly and attracting big players with now young which can bring good entertainment for domestic fans as well even it's still needed time, but now things are working good and their influence and money is also helping them for having things under their control. Yesterday few reports clearly indicate Atlanta is going to have next level talks with Saudi club because things are favourable for them and players is also happy due good salary which is coming to him in current season.

[Tamaperdana]

The Arabs are actually very intelligent people they know that their league has life as long as people like CR7 are there, that's why we are now interested in this league that's the truth and they want to make their league very good, in fact they still have a long way to go but they are on the right track and it was demonstrated in the Club World Cup, so they bet on the good things that the greatest footballers of all contribute, even if they touch Messi it would be much better if they could get him to go there.

Yes, the people in charge of the Saudi Arabian league have indeed planned all of this from the start. Because they themselves realize that their football league is not well-known. That is why they started thinking about how to make the name of the Saudi Arabian league world-famous, and they used a method by recruiting players who have very great popularity such as Ronaldo, Neymar, and also Benzema. This was quite successful in raising the name of the Saudi Arabian league to be known by many people. That is why the Saudi Arabian league will definitely continue to maintain all of this even though they have to spend a lot of money. Because if not like that, I am sure that the top European players who are currently playing in the Saudi Arabian league, most likely many will return to Europe, if for example the Saudi Arabian league lowers the salaries or contracts of these players.

So that is why Ronaldo's contract was extended again by Al Nasr, even with a very large contract and also with several agreements that are very tempting for Ronaldo. This is done so that the positive trend that is currently occurring in the Saudi Arabian league does not fade. Because it cannot be denied that Ronaldo is likened to the main foundation that makes the Saudi Arabian league a success. So if he leaves the Saudi Arabian league, it is certain that the Saudi Arabian league will slowly be abandoned again. So the point is that the people who are responsible for the Saudi Arabian league are indeed very smart and also willing to sacrifice. Because they are able to utilize the financial resources they have to advance the football league in their country.

[Arenga pinnata]

This is the new trend in the football transfer market right now, the influx of the Saudi's investment in football is already causing distortion in the transfer market at some point because this makes these clubs think their player in quote worth more, and they may be selling their player below his actual market value which makes them to reevaluate the player's valuation, whereas the Saudis put up these prices on these players because the wants to try to entice them to come without considering their real market value.

Teams from the SPL know that if they don't make a very high offer on a player and only make an offer based on the usual market price then it is very likely that the player they want will not be interested in accepting their offer. Because they realize that the SPL is not as big as other leagues in Europe. So European star players will definitely think several times about accepting an offer from an SPL club. But by offering very high prices or very high salaries, European star players will be quite interested in the salaries offered. And in this way the SPL clubs managed to bring in several European star players. In fact, not only old star players but also several young European star players, we can now see many joining clubs in the SPL. And yes this is one way of their investment in attracting the world's attention to them.

[Fuso.hp]

Fantastic figure, right? Any player would not refuse this and Cristiano might be the first player at the age of 40 to get such a deal.

The Arabs are actually very intelligent people they know that their league has life as long as people like CR7 are there, that's why we are now interested in this league that's the truth and they want to make their league very good, in fact they still have a long way to go but they are on the right track and it was demonstrated in the Club World Cup, so they bet on the good things that the greatest footballers of all contribute, even if they touch Messi it would be much better if they could get him to go there.

This Saudi League club is giving Cristiano Ronaldo so much money that it seems unreasonable to us that they are spending this money but if we think about it from their perspective then they are right. Cristiano Ronaldo has a lot of fans in the world and wherever Ronaldo goes, these fans directly follow Ronaldo, so as long as Ronaldo is there, there will be discussions about Al-Nassr and the Saudi League among Ronaldo fans, that is why they are keeping Ronaldo in the club. Maybe the club is planning that in addition to keeping Ronaldo for these two years, they will target some better players in Europe and offer them big money, it may be that while Ronaldo is in this club, some other big star from Europe will come to Saudi Arabia and they will play for Al-Nassr.

In other words, all in all, Saudi Arabia is spending a lot of money and trying a lot to make their country's football known in world football and I think their efforts will be successful because they have a lot of money.

[kawetsriyanto]

If Retegui goes to this league is an idiot, how you can be so silly, you are the actual top scorer of SerieA and a player of Italy national team with a big future ahead, so why are you gonna throw all of that for money when you are so young and for sure you are gonna have that opportunitie again in the future.

Idiot? Is moving to Saudi league to close the chance to play in Italy national team? He still can be a part of Italy national team. The only problem is, he can't join UCL or UEL anymore. Regarding his career, I think he still can have good career as long as he plays well in Saudi league. And the most interesting part is he will earn huge money from the Saudi team. Well, he can return again to European leagues if he no longer feels comfortable in Saudi league at any time. However, it depends on the focus on the player whether he wants to keep playing in top competitions or earning bigger money.

[Tamaperdana]

If Retegui goes to this league is an idiot, how you can be so silly, you are the actual top scorer of SerieA and a player of Italy national team with a big future ahead, so why are you gonna throw all of that for money when you are so young and for sure you are gonna have that opportunitie again in the future.

Idiot? Is moving to Saudi league to close the chance to play in Italy national team? He still can be a part of Italy national team. The only problem is, he can't join UCL or UEL anymore. Regarding his career, I think he still can have good career as long as he plays well in Saudi league. And the most interesting part is he will earn huge money from the Saudi team. Well, he can return again to European leagues if he no longer feels comfortable in Saudi league at any time. However, it depends on the focus on the player whether he wants to keep playing in top competitions or earning bigger money.

That's right, a footballer who decides to play in the Saudi Arabian league does not mean that his career in the national team will be ruined. Because the point is he only moved teams and it will not have a big impact on his skills or abilities in playing football. So with this, Retegui will not lose his place in the Italian national team even though he plays in the Saudi Arabian league. Because the most important thing is not where he plays, but about his abilities. Because it's useless if a footballer plays in Europe, but his abilities are not good. Certainly the player will not be called by his country's national team.

In addition, there is a lot of evidence that players who compete in the Saudi Arabian league are still trusted by their country's national team. For example, Kante, he is still trusted by the French national team, then Milincovic, he is also still trusted by the Serbian national team, and also Ronaldo who is still trusted by the Portuguese national team and many more. So with this we cannot simply conclude that the top European players who play in the Saudi Arabian league will no longer be able to play for their national team. Because basically a country's national team will definitely not look at which league its players are competing in, because the most important thing is that their abilities remain good.

[Gallar]

Teams from the SPL know that if they don't make a very high offer on a player and only make an offer based on the usual market price then it is very likely that the player they want will not be interested in accepting their offer. Because they realize that the SPL is not as big as other leagues in Europe. So European star players will definitely think several times about accepting an offer from an SPL club. But by offering very high prices or very high salaries, European star players will be quite interested in the salaries offered. And in this way the SPL clubs managed to bring in several European star players. In fact, not only old star players but also several young European star players, we can now see many joining clubs in the SPL. And yes this is one way of their investment in attracting the world's attention to them.

You are right my friend, that the strength of the teams in the Saudi Arabian league is the abundant financial resources. That is why the Saudi Arabian league uses this to advance its football league. Because as you said, if it were not for the offer of a high salary, it would certainly be a little difficult to bring in top European players.

In addition, an important factor that should not be missed is the arrival of Ronaldo to Al Nasr, I think this factor is also an additional attraction for top players in Europe to want to join the Saudi Arabian league. Because I am very sure that if it were not for Ronaldo who joined Al Nasr's, I think this trend of recruiting European players would not be as successful as it is now.

So the point is that the Saudi Arabian league can be as successful as it is now, of course, because of these factors. In addition, it cannot be denied that the teams in the Saudi Arabian league have also worked very hard to negotiate with European players. So with this, the point is that we should appreciate the Saudi Arabian league because it can get to this point.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

So far we have not seen any transfer movement from the teams in the Saudi Pro League is the era of recruitment over? instead we see players with high market value leaving the league like Gabri Veiga move to FC Porto or Jhon Durán who was loaned to Fenerbahce well, this situation makes us wonder what happened. Indeed, the transfer window is still available for the next 2 months it's just that we haven't heard any interesting rumours, even if there are rumors they only occur within the League for example N'Golo Kante is rumored to be moving to Al Hilal.

I assume that the club owners use Public Investment Fund (PIF) funds carrying out efficiency means that they only prioritize more important expenses, this issue has been around since Ronaldo was reported to be leaving although in the end Al Nassr extended his contract. What do you think guys?

[Lida93]

Al Qadsiah wants to sign Mateo Retegui


https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1940821744841117837

I may be wrong, but because the Saudis are making very high offers, the player market has started to increase the prices of players when they realize that a Saudi club is interested in that player. For example, if a team has player X who costs 30 million dollars, all it takes is for a Saudi team to make an offer of 60 million dollars for the team that has player X to increase the price to 70 million, so any team in Europe that wants player X will have to negotiate that high amount. This is putting players who are not even worth a high price as if they deserve that high value.

This is the new trend in the football transfer market right now, the influx of the Saudi's investment in football is already causing distortion in the transfer market at some point because this makes these clubs think their player in quote worth more, and they may be selling their player below his actual market value which makes them to reevaluate the player's valuation, whereas the Saudis put up these prices on these players because the wants to try to entice them to come without considering their real market value.

It's so annoying when I see certain fixed price value for some players that are not befitting of the fees value  given as total package for his transfer. I don't know if this trend can be regulated because on the other hand I don't blame the Saudi league teams for such outrageous offers they give, they needs this players to bring in some attraction into their league and they are more than ready to pay whatever it takes, such an amount that clubs in popular Europeans leagues won't agree to pay.

[Kaliandra]

Al Wehda, Al Orobah and Al Raed are very unfortunate this season he had to be relegated and was forced to play in the Saudi First Division League and of course there he must fight again so that one day he can return to play in the SPL. and of course the new teams that will be present in the SPL include Neom SC, Al Nazma and Al Hazem. of course the team that has just been promoted to the premier league will definitely be ready to fight against the strong teams in this premier league and of course we will not know what their strength will be like because of course I remember Al Qadisiyah where they were just promoted last season but they have been able to play well and of course can compete with strong SPL teams like Al Nassr and others.

so of course we will not know what will happen in the coming season but what is certain is that the newly promoted team is definitely not a random team and of course teams like Al Nassr and Al Qadisiyah are also certainly worthy of being vigilant because of course they can be promoted to this premier league because they have strong strength. I would like to hear your thoughts on the 3 newly promoted clubs...

[Slow death]

Al Qadsiah wants to sign Mateo Retegui



https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1940821744841117837

Mateo Retegui is 26 years old, he plays as a striker and honestly at this age he still has the potential to play for a big team in Europe, I don't know what he will decide, but after the Club World Cup games, it is becoming clear that the Saudi league can be beneficial for players in terms of finance but also in terms of maintaining their skills. I am not seeing any decline in skills in the European players who went to the Saudi league.

You know these days not every player fancies a move to Saudi Arabia, it is said that players who move to Saudi pro league only go for the money but most players prefer staying in Europe and making a name for themselves. We are yet to know Mateo’s decision, he is young and so I expect him to want to stay back and play in Europe.

Players need to think hard about their careers vs. how they will live after they retire. There are few players nowadays who are lucky enough to play for big teams and have a reputation with a high salary. In the case of Mateo Retegui, he will probably think about whether in the next 3 years he will have any chance of being in a big team in Europe where he will earn more salary and titles. After carefully analyzing this scenario, he can decide.

The Saudi league offers a lot of money for at least 2 or 3 years of contract and then European players can return to Europe and play in small leagues and who knows, return to a big league because this Club World Cup is showing that players who leave Europe for the Saudi league do not lose their skills in the Saudi league.