The Saudi Pro League is an exciting new home for the world’s best soccer players. Unlike teams in the Premier League and other European leagues, Saudi clubs are not subject to financial fairness law. This means there is no limit to the salaries the PIF can offer to attract the best players in the Saudi Arabia. VN88 will list the top transfer deals that have been made in the Saudi Pro League.
Neymar – Al Hilal
The 31- time-old megastar left PSG in August. He inked a two-year contract and is reportedly being paid an periodic payment of around$ 100m– around half of the reported payment Cristiano Ronaldo is being paid by Al Nassr.
Although he has scored 118 goals for PSG since 2017, Neymar is not in the plans of new head coach Luis Enrique. He will now be teammates with Ruben Neves, Senegal national team captain – Kalidou Koulibaly and receive six times the salary at PSG before.
Aymeric Laporte – Al Nassr
Aymeric Laporte ended five and a half years at Manchester City to join Al Nassr with a contract worth £25 million. The Spanish defender has won 13 major titles with Man City. He signed a 3- year contract to become a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane.
After signing with Gvardiol from RB Leipzig, Pep doesn’t consider the former Athletic Bibao in his plans.
Malcom – Al Hilal
Malcom joined the Zenit club in 2019 from Barcelona and won the Russian Premier League last season as the league’s top scorer (23 goals). But the 26-year-old Brazilian player signed a 4-year contract to move to Al Hilal from July 26.
Sadio Mane – Al Nassr
Sadio Mane signed a contract with Al Nassr after only 1 year of dedication to Bayern Munich. Betting expert VN88 said the former Liverpool striker suffered many injuries during his time playing in Germany and will work side by side with former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo in the attack of new club Al-Nassr.
Riyad Mahrez – Al-Ahli
The Algerian winger suddenly left Manchester City after winning the UEFA Champions League with coach Pep Guardiola’s team. Man City has agreed to a fee of 30 million pounds from its partner for the former Leicester City player. Mahrez contributed to 28 goals for Manchester City last season.
Jordan Henderson – Al Ettifaq
Jordan Henderson, after 12 years with Liverpool since joining from Sunderland, said goodbye to The Kop. Henderson will reunite with former Liverpool captain – Steven Gerrard, who is the head coach of Al Ettifaq after he was fired by Aston Villa.
Karim Benzema – Al Ittihad
No one expected that the reigning Ballon d’Or would leave Real Madrid after his contract expired in the same not-so-bad season. The French striker won 5 Champions League titles in 14 years of dedication to the White Vultures before moving. Al Ittihad will be the third club in the career of this Algerian-born player.
Kante – Al Ittihad
Kante left Chelsea after seven years of dedication, he suffered too many injuries in the past two years, especially a hamstring injury. Last season, he missed 38 matches in all competitions, contributing significantly to Chelsea only ranking 12th in the Premier League. Kante will reunite with his former French national team teammate Benzema after his contract with the West London club expires.
Demarai Gray – Al Ettifaq
Everton sold the English player to Al Ettifaq just two years after buying him from Bayer Leverkusen. The winger has made 75 appearances for The Toffees and scored 12 goals.
Ruben Neves – Al Hilal
The former Porto star is considered to have very high expertise, this 26-year-old player rejected interest from Barcelona and Man United to join Al Hilal. The former Wolves captain is a defensive midfielder who has proven his talent in the Premier League.
Since the 2022 World Cup, the Saudi Arabia government is determined to change football by signing the top transfer deals for the Saudi Pro League that VN88 has listed.