Saudi clubs don’t have to pay any money for CR7, Neymar & Co

First Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia, then other stars like Karim Benzema and Neymar. Their clubs apparently don’t have to spend their own money on their well-known players.

Since the beginning of 2023, Saudi Arabia has been attracting top players from Europe to the country with huge amounts of money. Cristiano Ronaldo made the start and moved to Al-Nassr in January after leaving Manchester United. Although the Portuguese’s transfer was free of charge, according to media reports, his annual salary is said to be up to 200 million euros. Karim Benzema probably earns a similar amount at Al-Ittihad. And also Neymar at Al-Hilal. On top of that, a transfer fee of a rumored 90 million euros was transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for the Brazilian.

But the clubs in Saudi Arabia apparently don’t have to spend their own money. Saad Al-Laziz, Vice Chairman of the Saudi Pro League, said now Kora Rotana (quoted via Goal.com): “Al-Nassr did not pay a single dollar itself to get Ronaldo. The Saudi Pro League transfer program is responsible for signing Ronaldo and also pays his salary. In the moves from Neymar to Al-Hilal, Jota It’s the same with Ittihad and Brozovic and Otavio with Al-Nassr.” And the investments are far from over. Because the transfer offensive has probably just begun.