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Saudi Pro League sets sights on world’s best players

Top-flight Saudi Arabian clubs spent £701m to bring in talent from overseas in the summer according to Fifa

The Independent UK

Zlatan Ibrahimovic questions footballers finishing career in Saudi Arabia

Veteran striker reveals Pro League offers but wanted to go out on the “big stage”

Evening Standard

Saudi Arabia's football spending spree is just the start of a long game plan

Football in Saudi Arabia has had a busy and expensive summer. When the transfer window of its top tier closed in early September, it had spent a record £767 million recruiting squad members from the world’s top football clubs.

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Saudi Arabia has gone so soccer crazy that it spent $875 million to buy top players—more than any European country except England

The country is keen to establish itself as a soccer hub.

Fortune

Aymeric Laporte pens emotional farewell letter to Man City fans

Defender set to join Saudi side Al-Nassr for £23.5m

Evening Standard

Saudi Arabia in talks with UEFA over groundbreaking Champions League 'wildcard' addition

Saudi Arabia want in on the UEFA Champions League – well, it worked for Australia entering Eurovision, didn't it?

FourFourTwo

From Neymar to Riyad Mahrez: Top 10 most expensive Saudi Pro League transfers

Before Cristiano Ronaldo made football fans over the world sit up and notice the Saudi Pro League last January, it was a less star-studded affair.

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Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100M transfer fee with PSG

Neymar is set to complete a move to the Saudi Pro League

The Independent UK

Don’t obsess about football selling its soul to Saudi Arabia. It sold itself to big money long ago

The eye-watering sums on offer for players like Ronaldo are only the latest influx of cash for a game we love, but others own, says writer Elliot Ross

The Guardian - UK

Which players have signed for the Saudi Pro League?

The exodus of big-name footballers making the move from European leagues to Saudi Arabia shows no sign of abating.

Al Jazeera

Alex Telles joins Al Nassr for a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo

Brazilian left-back Alex Telles bid farewell to Manchester United as he embarked on a new footballing journey with Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr. The 30-year-old defender's move comes as a reunion with his former teammate and Portugal striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, who made a dramatic exit from United last year.

The Times of India

Cristiano Ronaldo chose the pettiest time to endorse the Saudi League over MLS after Lionel Messi’s move

What an absolutely insecure comment.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jota hailed by Cristiano Ronaldo as ex-Celtic ace given 'top player' title

Cristiano Ronaldo has hailed former Celtic winger Jota insisting that "top players" are now beginning to arrive in Saudi Arabia to play…

The National (Scotland)

Cristiano Ronaldo says Saudi league ‘is better’ than MLS in Lionel Messi swipe

Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo said the Saudi Pro League “is better” than Major League Soccer in casual swipe at Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi

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The Times of India

Ronaldo vs Messi: Saudi league is better than Major League Soccer, says Cristiano

The Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi rivalry continues to thrive despite the football icons now playing for clubs in different continents.

Daily Mirror

Ex-Chelsea chief who signed Mohamed Salah and Kevin de Bruyne set for Saudi role

The Saudi Pro League have already recruited a number of high-profile stars during the summer transfer window, with the former Chelsea chief hired to develop local talent

FourFourTwo

Cristiano Ronaldo's side Al-Nassr banned by FIFA from registering new players

Cristiano Ronaldo won't have anymore European superstars joining him in Riyadh for the time being

Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabia transfers: Every player and manager who has made lucrative move this summer

Cristiano Ronaldo's mid-season move to Al Nassr was just the first in a raft of moves to the Saudi Pro League, with a number of big-name stars of European football making summer switches

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Daily Mirror

Al-Nassr BANNED by FIFA from registering players following Premier League transfer

Saudi giants Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo earlier this year but have been banned by FIFA from registering any more new players following a dispute with former Premier League champions Leicester

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo could foil Man Utd transfer plan and have last laugh over Erik ten Hag

Erik ten Hag and Cristiano Ronaldo rarely saw eye to eye during their time together at Manchester United, but this summer their respective clubs share the same transfer target

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia’s big-spending league seeks to avoid China’s failed gamble

Saudi Arabia’s league is aiming to shake up the existing order with a wealth of high profile signings but China’s Super League failure provides a warning

Leeds Live

Saudi Arabia looking to tempt Barcelona's former Leeds United star Raphinha with big-money offer

The Brazilian star is subject of reported interest from Saudi Arabia

Daily Mirror

David de Gea lined up for Cristiano Ronaldo reunion after Man Utd contract expires

David de Gea has played 545 games for Manchester United since arriving from Atletico Madrid in 2011 but is currently a free agent after his contract expired on Friday

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo could reunite with dream teammate after Chelsea star's transfer heartbreak

Hakim Ziyech's hopes of leaving Chelsea to join Al Nassr were scuppered this week when the Moroccan international failed a medical with the Saudi Pro League side

Daily Record

Inside the Saudi transfer strategy as Jota move from Celtic only start of wish to make it one of world’s best leagues

More young players like Jota are set to follow and the Saudis are now doing far more than doling out cash to semi-retirees and the unwanted.

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