Saudi Pro League set to raid Premier clubs in summer transfer window 2024; Kevin de Bruyne top target
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Mohamed Salah reportedly signed a contract with a Saudi Pro League club
The Premier League’s summer 2023 transfer spending of £1.1 billion ($1.39 billion) surpassed only the Saudi Pro League’s spending. According to sources from ESPN, Al Ahli are hoping to add a striker, Al Nassr, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, are eager to recruit a goalkeeper, and Al Ittihad are trying to add a centre defender and a central midfield player.
Neymar was acquired by Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, and they now lead the SPL standings by seven points over Al Nassr. Al Ittihad, Al Ahli, Al Nassr, and Al Hilal are under the majority ownership of Saudi Arabia’s government wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Al Qadisiyah is anticipated to make significant summer spending if they are promoted to the SPL, an. Standing at the head of the second division, they are owned by Saudi Aramco, the country’s state-owned national oil firm, with a market capitalization of over $2 trillion.A source claims that the SPL will also make an effort to entice more well-known coaches.Mauricio Pochettino of Chelsea, Sergio Conceicao of FC Porto, and Thomas Tuchel, who is leaving Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the season, are a few names being floated as potential contenders.
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With the Saudi Pro League spending £757 million in the summer—second only to the Premier League’s global expenditure of £1.1 billion—the Egyptian will be among the stars the league’s big pockets pursue.Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, Salah’s colleagues at Liverpool, are also allegedly being pursued. It’s uncertain how many players are going to be ready to stick alongside the Reds if Klopp leaves.
According to the article, Manchester City are also expected to be targeted, with players like Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne highly desired.The same is true for Manchester United, where midfielder Casemiro and captain Bruno Fernandes are also under observation.Fulham’s Andreas Pereira is rumoured to be the ninth player in the highly sought-after.
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