Quote from: Jody.Drummer on Today at 10:08:10 AM

Quote from: hahay on June 11, 2023, 05:54:27 PM

Quote from: Jody.Drummer on June 11, 2023, 05:45:12 PM

Quote from: wiss19 on June 11, 2023, 05:12:10 PM

I mean we should agree that these are more money these players can make for the rest of their careers combined than just a single year. So for example in Kantes case, he could play 10 more years, and he would not make 100 million total, that's just not going to happen, and instead he is making more money in a single year than he could make anywhere else.

As I have stated before, Saudis could be rich but they are not rich enough to keep this going, for example if they did this for all 11, that would be 1.1 billion a year, we all know they won't do that, so they will pay less, and even at 50 million a year, that's 550 million a year, they won't even do that. Which means that they will get a few token players like these, and a few more smaller names instead of huge names, like iago aspas and so forth, and they will call it a day, won't make them top 10 let alone top 5.

There are many types of players, some really care about very tight competition in popular leagues so they stay at their current clubs, or they leave but are still in a competitive league environment. The players come here one of the factors is the fantastic money they will get, it will guarantee their future. I would not make a big deal out of this, because apart from being a hobby they are also working and have to earn money in their hobby. Arab clubs are one of the destinations where players can get high salary values, so they will be tempted, especially if they are entering retirement age.

Yes, because young players will certainly settle down playing in Europe because of course, playing in Europe is a high motivation for achievement. So, to move and play in Saudi Arabia at least these players have entered retirement age. Thus, I agree about the amount of salary earned by star players who are willing to play in Saudi Arabia because after all, because they have entered retirement age, in the end these teams will only pay these players maybe only for one or two seasons. Therefore, I think the saudi professional league might be an alternative for them before retiring, because here they can receive high pay before retiring.

This is a field of money and when they are already very difficult for big clubs in Europe, there is really nothing wrong with moving to a place where at least even though the competition is still minimal, there is no doubt about salaries and facilities.
On the other hand, even if it's like that, the Saudi Professional League seems to have its own targets for this and indeed it is proven that by bringing in some big players like Cristiano and now there is Benzema, Kante and even the news about Zaha who will be attending this will obviously make them more able to impact in terms of popularity because regardless of anything this is also quite important for them.

There is a strategy behind their approach and I think for now it is most likely about drawing attention to the league, to increase the popularity of the league and to make the Saudfi Professional league more attractive as a commercial market. But they do need to increase the global authentic audience. People who follow the league not only because of one single star player, but because of growing interesting competition. Whether that can be achieved this way is hard to tell, but their next step will be to bring in younger players as well who actually become central figures to the league. They don't only want the old Ronaldo. They would rather want the young Ronaldo develop in their league and simultaneously grow a fanbase that pertains primarily to the Saudi soccer league .