Will the transfers to the Saudi league become a problem for European football?

[ndutndut]

I don't think Saudi Arabia has any intention of competing with European football because to be honest it's not that easy. But putting pressure on other Asian leagues is a genius observation. Plus, Russia might join Asia in the future.

Precisely this is the mission of the Saudi Pro League to become a league that is on par with leagues in Europe, with so many European players joining Saudi Arabia, of course it is not impossible that the Saudi Pro League will be on par with the Italian, English, Spanish, etc. But that does not mean the popularity of the European league will be beaten by the Asian League.

Btw, It all started with a Ronaldo, he was the first one to join Saudi Pro League before they got involved in massively recruiting European Players to increase their rating, popularity, give them more money, Economy, social media and much more in Saudi Arabia . To make the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and others the worst or less competitive without bigger star players, I think this is an overblown fear. Because I think the stock of star players in Europe never runs out.

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[Westinhome]

I don't think Saudi Arabia has any intention of competing with European football because to be honest it's not that easy. But putting pressure on other Asian leagues is a genius observation. Plus, Russia might join Asia in the future.

Precisely this is the mission of the Saudi Pro League to become a league that is on par with leagues in Europe, with so many European players joining Saudi Arabia, of course it is not impossible that the Saudi Pro League will be on par with the Italian, English, Spanish, etc. But that does not mean the popularity of the European league will be beaten by the Asian League.

Btw, It all started with a Ronaldo, he was the first one to join Saudi Pro League before they got involved in massively recruiting European Players to increase their rating, popularity, give them more money, Economy, social media and much more in Saudi Arabia . To make the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and others the worst or less competitive without bigger star players, I think this is an overblown fear. Because I think the stock of star players in Europe never runs out.

Some players like Ronaldo was take part in the Saudi Arabia League and had some contract with the team till the end of league.After the league the people will back to their nation.This people are assets of the own nation,it was similar to the cricket game help by certain country with T20 matches.After the game,the people back to their own nation.The Saudi Arabia league is like the cricket league and not like the Ashes matches of England and Australia.Both league will hire the people for their game and made some collections,but the players is the assets of their own Nation.

[Razmirraz]

The European clubs have also paid almost the best salaries or transfer fees worldwide. China has been able to attract a few good players like Iniesta or Hulk with high salaries, but these were just very few players. Since Ronaldo's move, we've been faced with the big problem that a lot of top players have followed him, some of whom are very young, and of course that's very good for the Saudi league, but European football is losing very important and great talents.

FIFA is fully responsible for managing the international transfer system in consultation with the national associations in each country. The approach to FIFA began to be made after clubs in Europe were concerned about the financial influence that clubs in the Arab League had, several top coaches in Europe asked FIFA to take action on transfers made by the Arab League.
FIFA is urged to immediately address the buying and selling of players by clubs in the Arab League to cut or speed up transfer durations. The large amount of resources owned by Arab League clubs raises concerns for European clubs because when the European transfer window has closed, the buying and selling of players in the Saudi Arabian League is still wide open.

The transfers made by the Arab League have caused huge problems for clubs in Europe, now FIFA cannot take action because it is too late to make changes. Previously the transfer of the Chinese Super League was a problem for Europe's top clubs, the conditions experienced now are very different from the transfers made by the Chinese Super League because the finances owned by the Arab League are much larger.

The Arab League is creating a strong league atmosphere and so far they have been able to do so because they have sufficient resources. The Arab League has changed the transfer market, as long as the Arab League transfer market is not closed, clubs in Europe cannot rest easy because their players can still be kidnapped by Arab League clubs. FIFA must immediately act on the transfer policy of the Arab League, at least must apply Fair Play or adjust the duration of their transfer window with the European transfer market.

correction:
Andres Iniesta does not play in the Chinese League, he plays for the Vissel Kobe club which competes in the J League 1 or the Japanese League.

[X-ray]

I don't think Saudi Arabia has any intention of competing with European football because to be honest it's not that easy. But putting pressure on other Asian leagues is a genius observation. Plus, Russia might join Asia in the future.

Slowly but surely saudi gonna be one of major football league in the world. Saudi has intention to make its league to be equal as european league. That's the main reason why saudi was asking UEFA to include the winner of SPL in the champion league.

Precisely this is the mission of the Saudi Pro League to become a league that is on par with leagues in Europe, with so many European players joining Saudi Arabia, of course it is not impossible that the Saudi Pro League will be on par with the Italian, English, Spanish, etc. But that does not mean the popularity of the European league will be beaten by the Asian League.

The main mission to help saudi to be considered as a potential country to host 2030 world cup. So much news has been also publishing this in the past.
Any league can co-exist. There's no need to beat each other.

Btw, It all started with a Ronaldo, he was the first one to join Saudi Pro League before they got involved in massively recruiting European Players to increase their rating, popularity, give them more money, Economy, social media and much more in Saudi Arabia . To make the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and others the worst or less competitive without bigger star players, I think this is an overblown fear. Because I think the stock of star players in Europe never runs out.

Your argument doesn't make sense. European league was always producing the new star players. Ronaldo was old and saudi club becomes a retirement place for old player like ronaldo.

[Queentoshi]

I read every day about a new superstar moving to the saudi league and I think this is slowly becoming a problem for European football. I grew up with the fact that all footballers in the world are pursuing the dream of playing football in a top European league at some point. For me, leagues like the Premiere League, La Liga, Seria A or the German Bundesliga are part of it. But even our weaker leagues were popular to players to prove themselves as good players.

The Saudi professional league will slowly cement its place as one of the top leagues in the world where players would like to move to, but not right now. The players that have moved there will prepare the framework for it. But they will have to conform to rules that other European leagues follow, if they want to have the same recognition as they do. First one is adjusting the time for the transfer window, so it will in same duration and time with other European leagues, so they do not feel threatened by it.

[maydna]

The club in the European League or any league with world class players will lose their best players if everyone decides to move to clubs in Saudi Arabia because clubs in Saudi Arabia can afford to pay world class players very expensively beyond what they are paid before. Anyone will be tempted by the fees obtained at clubs in Saudia Arabia. It is not surprising that the European League or other leagues will not be as attractive as before.

If the Europa League doesn't want to lose players, they should be able to pay at least a little more than what players could be paid if clubs in Saudia Arabia made their offers for those players. But that of course, will make European clubs and others will experience a budget deficit. Or European clubs must be able to get other more talented players through a very strict team acceptance selection to get talented players in their country.

[AmoreJaz]

The club in the European League or any league with world class players will lose their best players if everyone decides to move to clubs in Saudi Arabia because clubs in Saudi Arabia can afford to pay world class players very expensively beyond what they are paid before. Anyone will be tempted by the fees obtained at clubs in Saudia Arabia. It is not surprising that the European League or other leagues will not be as attractive as before.

If the Europa League doesn't want to lose players, they should be able to pay at least a little more than what players could be paid if clubs in Saudia Arabia made their offers for those players. But that of course, will make European clubs and others will experience a budget deficit. Or European clubs must be able to get other more talented players through a very strict team acceptance selection to get talented players in their country.

if this trend will continue, european clubs will soon find themselves that their superstars are not on their league anymore. the saudi league is willing to give high fees to these athletes, so if the athlete will be practical on things, they will accept the offer for the time being, just to get that offer of a lifetime. but this will be a very good opportunity for the new young blood to enter on this sports, and show what they got for this sports.

[el kaka22]

I do not think so. I mean Europe has a standing cultural difference and that means that they are going to always come up with some new good players, plus the big teams will always have whoever they want, if a player gets 10 million offer from Real Madrid and 100 million from Saudi league, there is still a chance that kid may prefer real over Saudi, and that is with x10 more money, think about the silliness what if the Saudi league starts to pay less, nobody would go there ever.

Remember, just a year ago when Ronaldo was not there, these clubs did not offer this much money to players, and the league sucked, and the moment they realized they can't continue to pay like this, it will go back to being bad. The talent pool is not the same.

[Teraboy]

 think saudi league will grow, its already reflecting so much that its now gaining massive viewership increase after many acquisition of great figures and maybe in the future things will just become better and better.
but we should know that europe league is the one that produces these stars, though it can't be denied that if saudi willing to spend so much money for the sake of moving the starts over.
eventually they would become major league, they've got the money to do so.

[Davidvictorson]

No, transfers to the Saudi league will have no problems with Europe. The players moving to Saudi Arabia are mostly senior players who have least than 5 years until retirement. Right now the best players are still incubating. They are young, want to make name for themselves. Win important trophies. Haven't you noticed that the players being picked by the Suadis are those who have won something in the other leagues.

[Renampun]

of course that will be a big problem for european football, even though those who go to the arab league are only old european players but in the future there will be many star players in europe who are only interested in playing in the arab league because the pay there is quite big, apart from that a shift in fans will occur, even though there are also many fans who only idolize a team but there are also quite a few fans who only idolize a player, when the player they idolize moves to the Arab league then they will idolize the team that bought their idol player.

European football has long been a benchmark for world football, with crazy transfers by Arab football, I am sure that in the future this transition will happen.

[ralle14]

I think this is an overblown fear. Because I think the stock of star players in Europe never runs out.

I agree there are still a lot of European leagues aside from the top five that we're mostly familiar with.

While some of the big players are getting transferred, this also gives other players more opportunity (minutes) to play and see new players improve. It only looks concerning because the big leagues lost a lot of good players, but as the others have said, it's only a matter of time until we see the other players step up and likely fill the slot of these big players.

[Zlantann]

Yes indeed it can be a problem to European football league if more big football stars will transfer to Saudi league since that means the revenue will be lessen since all of the fans will transfer to watch and it can possibly affect the revenue generated by European league. If they cannot match the offer given by Saudi league then maybe we can see them being dominated and Saudi league will be the new famous one on football scene.

Many companies especially those that have an interest in the Middle East and the Arab world will prefer to invest in the Saudi League which was not the case before when their focus was always on European leagues. Many football fans see most of these players who move to the SPL as their hero and role model, this will make them switch loyalty to the Saudi league. This will affect the television or broadcasting revenue of the European league.
The Saudi League has also distorted the transfer market in Europe. Clubs like Al-Hilal, Al Nassr, and Al-Ittihad are willing to pay double or sometimes triple what some European clubs can afford. This has made the transfer market more inflated and many low-income clubs might not be able to buy good players. Many young and experienced players prefer to move to the money-spinning league in the Middle East than to play in top clubs in Europe. If the Saudi league continues this way, it will keep improving and one day the league might be part of the European Champions League

[Gallar]

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To be honest, I was also surprised by what happened in the Saudi Arabian league transfer market. Because in this year's transfer season, clubs from the Saudi Arabian league were able to bring in top players from Europe. So you could say Saudi Arabia is currently in the spotlight of the world of football. Maybe all of this was based on Ronaldo's joining Al Nassr and coupled with a fantastic salary. Maybe because of this, many players from European clubs decided to want to join the Saudi Arabian club.

but how do you think the whole thing will continue? Will European football lose its special position?

In my personal opinion, football in Europe will still be a spectacle for the majority of football fans in the world. Because even though many big players like Ronaldo and Neymar have moved to the Saudi Arabian league, the European league will definitely survive and remain popular among football lovers. Because we all know that football in Europe has been known for a long time. Plus every year there are always great players that emerge. So in terms of quality, fans and potential, the European league for now will definitely continue to shine.

Unless the Saudi Arabian league continues to consistently build its football league very well, and continues to bring in great players from Europe. Most likely, the audience in the saudi arabia league will increase in number. But I don't think one league will be enough to beat the European league. Because even in Europe there are several very famous football leagues. So for now, in conclusion, the European league will still be fine.

[maydna]

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if this trend will continue, european clubs will soon find themselves that their superstars are not on their league anymore. the saudi league is willing to give high fees to these athletes, so if the athlete will be practical on things, they will accept the offer for the time being, just to get that offer of a lifetime. but this will be a very good opportunity for the new young blood to enter on this sports, and show what they got for this sports.

And everything will move to the Saudi Arabian league so that football trends will also move to the Middle East so that European clubs will find it difficult to develop again. The players who get offers to play in the Saudi Arabian leagues will not waste their offers because the offers can exceed what they get so they will play at these clubs.

Saudi Arabia may also build a football field bigger than European countries and create its own tournament. And if it succeeds in attracting visitors from outside Saudi Arabia to watch the tournament, it will be additional income for the country.

[Yogee]

No, transfers to the Saudi league will have no problems with Europe. The players moving to Saudi Arabia are mostly senior players who have least than 5 years until retirement. Right now the best players are still incubating. They are young, want to make name for themselves. Win important trophies. Haven't you noticed that the players being picked by the Suadis are those who have won something in the other leagues.

Maybe not in the near future but don't you think veteran and accomplished players moving there is just a precedent? It started with Ronaldo and then followed by other well-known players so what's the chance of younger players with great potential to sign with any of these Saudi teams? You made a good point about accomplishing something first and Europe is probably the best place to achieve that but the Saudi is also growing. There's the possibility that more sponsors could be moving there.

[bitLeap]

The current year is the first year where so many players change at the same time, if this should continue for another 2-3 years I can well imagine that Europe will run out of good and well-known footballers. With the salaries that are paid, it is also understandable for me that the footballers change and the clubs sell the players, but how do you think the whole thing will continue? Will European football lose its special position?

The European Football Competition will survive, but we also cannot blame Saudi Arabia for bombarding top players, even to blame the players' decisions is not necessary. Let's just let Saudi Arabia enjoy the long cycle of world football led by Europe. Maybe it's time for Europe to clean up and start evaluating policies that as much as possible for the top players to maintain their presence in Europe. I think this is a challenge for Europe to just make peace with Saudi Arabia and recognize Middle East finances.

[Aikidoka]

I believe that many well known players, like Ronaldo, tend to consider ending their careers especially in leagues such as the Saudi league, especially in Middle Eastern countries, China, or even the US. These options are highly appealing due to the good salaries they offer, and these players would continue to receive much attention since they're famous worldwide.

In the case of Ronaldo, I think he has expressed positive sentiments about the Saudi league, noting that he feels content being a part of that team as far as I know.

[Shishir99]

I don't think Saudi Arabia has any intention of competing with European football because to be honest it's not that easy. But putting pressure on other Asian leagues is a genius observation. Plus, Russia might join Asia in the future.

I would say Saudi Arabia has the intention to compete with the other football leagues. They are spending way too much money that others could offer to those players. They already offered Mohammed Salah a huge amount that Salah might not refuse even though Salah's manager already said they are not going to leave Liverpool. If Liverpool gets enough money to bring in more players, they might release Salah as well.

Saudi Arabia has a target to become a host of the Football World Cup. So you should understand where they are investing right now. The players are not profitable at this moment because they are not making huge money from their league. Not even close compared to how much they have invested.

[uneng]

Soccer players are like mercenaries. They go to the side which offers the most generous offer. If arabian soccer industry is able to afford top tier players in the world, of course the Saudi league is going to take protagonism in global soccer, finally overcoming european ones. It's early to say it yet, but without any doubts there is a clear tendency being drawn here: the downfall of european soccer and the rise of the east.