As more prominent players are set to join the Saudi Pro League this year following Cristiano Ronaldo’s addition, have a look at the most expensive famous signings and their salary
After Ronaldo’s debut, Saudi Pro League viewership greatly rose, and other things like social media and other things started to take off. The Arabs seem to have recognised the magnificence hosting a World Cup offers after viewing Qatar 2022.
List of top 10 most expensive players and famous transfers in the Saudi Arabia Pro League and their salary
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is making every attempt to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030. World football is still buzzing about Public Investment Funds. The PIF group first bought a struggling Newcastle United to assist them in returning to Champions League competition within two years.
They went on to purchase 75% of each of the top four Saudi Pro League clubs, proving that they had a solid understanding of the game both on and off the pitch with The Magpies. The other three are Al Hilal, Al Ittihad, and Al Ahli, one of which is Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr.
They left right away, causing European clubs hoping to hold onto their best players to tremble. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first player in football history to get a yearly salary of $200 million. He still does not make it onto the list, though, because of his free transfer move.
Karim Benzema was the first star player to be recruited before the 2023–24 season, then N’Golo Kante soon after. The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, appeared pleased with the publicity Ronaldo’s acquisition brought to his country’s football league. Additionally, UEFA-bound clubs are exempt from the same FFP restrictions and can access PIF financing. The Saudi Pro League’s clubs are currently blowing through cash like water.
While Saudi Pro League has been growing faster than ever with much more prominent stars joining the league, let’s have a look at the top 10 signings in the league’s history, below:
- 1. Ruben Neves – €55.00m (Wolves to Al-Hilal)
- 2. Matheus Pereira – €18.00m (West Brom to Al-Hilal)
- 3. Ahmed Musa – €16.50m (Leicester to Al-Nassr)
- 4. Pity Martínez – €16.00m (Atlanta to Al-Nassr)
- 5. Souza – €12.00m (Fenerbahce to Al-Ahli)
- 6. Giuliano – €10.50m (Fenerbahce to Al-Nassr FC)
- 7. Djaniny – €10.24m (Santos Laguna to Al-Ahli)
- 8. Igor Coronado – €10.15m (Sharjah FC to Al-Ittihad)
- 9. Nicolae Stanciu – €10.00m (Sparta Prague to Al-Ahli)
- 10. Aleksandar Prijovic – €10.00m (PAOK Salonika to Al-Ittihad)