It is no longer a novelty to see great players sign for teams in Saudi Arabia. The first to open the ban was Cristiano Ronaldo who, after his time in the Spanish league and the English league, decided to head to Saudi Arabia where for more than a year he has continued to bring great joy, although in this case to the Saudi Pro League. Since then names like that of Neymar, Benzema or Kante They have decided to embark to the Asian country to finish finishing off their sports careers. A benefit both for players – due to their high economic level – and for the league itself, which has since increased its popularity significantly.
The truth is that in the case of players, large offers are difficult to reject, numbers that in any other league in the world would be difficult to repeat. In fact, just a few days ago a report of Al Sharq News based on data from Boomerang and Forbes which revealed the salaries of a large part of the players present in the Saudi league and where Cristiano Ronaldo heads the list.
A multi-million dollar list
The Portuguese tops the list with impressions of 263 million euros per year between salary and advertising contracts. While Neymar, who has just returned from a cruciate ligament injury, is in second place with a salary of 100 million euros. The third, Benzemareceives a salary that does not reach 100 million euros per year. Other notable names include Sadio Mané, with €48 million, and Ivan Toney, Joao Cancelo and Moussa Diaby, who range between €15 and €23 million annually.
Probably a great investment by the Saudi league to increase its popularity and prestige within the world of football. Apart from having the support of other figures such as Lionel Messiambassador of Saudi tourism, who has been key in promoting this initiative. In addition, Saudi Arabia has begun to support women’s competitions, with the aim of modernizing its image in the international community.
With information from Clarosports.
