The Rise of Saudi Arabia as the Perfect Retirement Plan for Football Players

There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia It has become the best option for footballers when it comes to finishing their professional careers. That is why, at 38 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo he chose to be part of the Al Nassr squad, thus giving even more cachet to a Saudi Professional League that continues to incorporate some of the best-known faces in this sport among its ranks. And it is that, the Middle Eastern country is already considered the perfect “pension plan” for all those soccer players who want to end their career earning a large salary and with all the luxury of comforts. That is why the Portuguese star has not been the only one who has packed his bags to move there with his family, other colleagues having taken over.

This is, for example, the case of Karim Benzema. It was just a few days ago when the former Real Madrid striker confirmed that, at the end of his contract with the Spanish team, he accepted Al Itthad’s offer for no more and no less than 200 million euros a year. An unthinkable figure within La Liga, not only on our borders, but also in Europe, which has made the Frenchman clear when it comes to signing for the club in question, thus giving a 180 degree turn to his usual routine to Focus on your promising future.

Although there are others who have chosen to cross to the other side of the pond to finish their football career, such as Leo Messi, there are Spaniards who in their day also made the decision to travel to Saudi Arabia to try their luck in this sport. This is the case of Álvaro González, who currently plays as a defender for Al Nassr, a team that has also joined others such as David Ospina, Luiz Gustavo, Pitt Martínez and Vincent Aboubakar. Also in other teams such as Al Hilal have been Matheus Pereira, Moussa Marega, André Carrillo, Gustavo Cuéllar, Odion Ighalo or Luciano Vietto.

For now, the future of other celebrities like Sergio Ramos is up in the air, having offered offers from Saudi Arabia such as that of Al Nassr, who would be willing to pay the former Spanish international some 15 million euros net for two seasons. A large monetary amount that would be quite difficult to reject, although Pilar Rubio’s husband will have to think about whether his future is linked to that of Cristiano Ronaldo or is he closer to working with David Beckham, the latter being the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami , a team that the Sevillian could be part of in the coming weeks, as he claimed The Athletic. Although for now, we will have to wait to know his decision with certainty.