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Updated July 28, 2023

Football Stars are Moving to Saudi

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The football revolution is going on in Saudi. Al Nassr started this revolution by signing one of the greatest footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Football Stars are Moving to Saudi

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The football revolution is going on in Saudi. Saudi Pro League clubs are very committed to improving and developing their league. But the most important thing is that they have enough funds to sign star players. Al Nassr, a club from Saudi, started this revolution by signing one of the greatest footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo. After that, Saudi clubs have been signing many stars from the top five leagues, such as English Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Serie A. Al Hilal, financially one of the strong clubs in Saudi, made a crazy bid for the World Cup winner, Lionel Messi. However, Messi has denied to join Saudi and moved to MLS side club, Inter Miami. Al Hilal have been very desperate to sign the best players in the world. That is why they made another crazy offer for French world cup winner, Kylian Mbappe. They offered Paris Saint-Germain 300 Million Euros for Mbappe. But Kylian Mbappe rejected to join the club. However, many players already joined Saudi. Brozovic, Eduardo Mendi, Roberto Firmino, N'Golo Kante, Karim Benzema, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly, Milinkovic Sevic, and many more have already signed for Saudi clubs. Sadio Mane, Riyad Mahrez, and Jordan Henderson are also in the process of joining Saudi clubs. Today, we will give you the latest updates on these players.

Riyad Mahrez signed for Al Ahli

English champion Manchester City have lost another player from the treble-winning squad. After Ilkay Gundogan, Man City winger Riyad Mahrez has also left the club. Saudi club Al Ahli reached an agreement with Manchester City to sign Riyad Mahrez for £30m. Mahrez has signed a three-year deal with Al Ahli, which will keep him at the club until 2026. Man City signed Riyad Mahrez back in 2018 from Leicester City with a record transfer fee of £60m. After playing for five years for the Blues, Mahrez bid farewell. "To play for Manchester City has been an honour and privilege. I have had five unforgettable years with this football club, working with unbelievable players, fantastic supporters, and the best manager in the world. Manchester City will forever be a huge and happy part of my life," said Mahrez.

Sadio Mane to Al Nassr

After leaving Liverpool FC for FC Bayern Munich, Sadio Mane had a very tough season for the German club. He couldn't perform as the club wanted. Sadio Mane missed many games for Bayern Munich due to injuries. Thomas Tuchel, the new manager of Bayern Munich, wants Sadio Mane out of the club. Mane is not in his plan for the upcoming season. Therefore, Saudi club Al Nassr have shown interest to sign the winger. They are getting closer to making the deal done. Today, they will have direct contact with Bayern Munich to sign Mane.

Jordan Henderson signed for Al Ettifaq

Liverpool's captain Jordan Henderson has completed the signing for Saudi club Al Ettifaq. Liverpool and Al Ettifaq reached an agreement to sign Henderson for £13m. Al Ettifaq is managed by former Liverpool player Steven Gerard. It is believed that Gerard has been a key factor to convince Henderson to sign for Al Ettifaq.

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