The Saudi Arabian Professional League took center stage in the summer transfer market. Multiple teams that compete in their circuit closed contracts with a high media profile and good reputation in the world of soccer.
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With its transfer window closed, the Saudi Pro League placed second among the leagues that invested the most money in transfers for the 2023-2024 season and, below, we review the most expensive acquisitions.
This is what the Arab teams spent on their new figures
1 – Neymar, PSG (France) – Al-Hilal – 90 million euros
2 – Malcom, Zenit (Russia) – Al-Hilal – 60 million euros
3 – Otávio, Porto (Portugal) – Al-Nassr – 60 million euros
4 – Rúben Neves, Wolverhampton (England) – Al-Hilal – €55 million
5 – Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fulham (England) – Al-Hilal – 52.6 million euros
6 – Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Lazio (Italy) – Al-Hilal – €40 million
7 – Fabinho, Liverpool (England) – Al-Ittihad – 46.7 million euros
8 – Riyad Mahrez, Manchester City (England) – Al-Ahli – €35 million
9 – Sadio Mané, Bayern Munich (Germany) – Al-Nassr – 30 million euros
10 – ‘Jota’, Celtic (Scotland) – Al-Ittihad – 29.1 million euros
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Below, there are players with extensive experience in football, such as the Franco-Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal/23 million euros) and Edouard Mendy (Al-Ahli/18.5 million), who arrived in the Middle East from the Chelsea; the Croatian Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr/18 million) or the Englishman Jordan Henderson (Al-Ettifaq/14 million), who left Liverpool after 12 seasons at Anfield.
Only transfers in which a club received money for the individual in question are taken into account. Names like Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté or Roberto Firmino have surpassed the impact of some on the list; However, they arrived as free players.
2023-09-09 00:25:39
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