After Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ettifaq, now it's Al-Shabab's turn, which also doesn't want to be outdone, to bring in European players and they are getting closer to an agreement with Yannick Carassco from Atletico Madrid. The transfer fee is around 15 million euros and he will be contracted for 3 years. Yannick Carasco is one of the good European players and we will remember the last few seasons for his individual qualities. Now he is 29 years old and in fact he is still quite reliable with Atletico, but now it remains only for Atletico to make a transfer because Al-Shabab has reached a personal agreement with the player.
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https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1697300736462180489Of course, in long term, all Saudi arabian club will follow other top club in bringing in european player and this has indeed become part the plan of all Saudi Arabian clubs to be able to develop Saudi Arabian professional football so that it can be known as football sport that is capable of growing even bigger.
Yannick Carrasco is a player who is no longer performing well at Atletico Madrid and it seems that even if he not have that much talent, Al-Shabab seems to be starting to bring in European player at cheaper prices first, if he already has a big influence on his club, there will definitely be big transfers in the next season. from this club.
Even right now this all is controlled by just few companies with the name of public funds, but we have to understand they are well-prepared for this all with having long experience in European clubs which give them good influence and also inner updates how to handle this all, and now they are enjoying this all which is surely going to have big change in soccer industry for the long run Qatar World Cup was the most expensive with having huge investments from the officials, and now we can expect another big investment like this with Saudi League and their officials having main target of having World Cup here in Saudi Arab which is surely going to be big change but for this we have to wait for many years.
Now after many big names we are having another big player form Atlético Madrid joining Saudi League which is good sign and next years could be more productive for them with this year we will have good media coverage and increase in quality and performance of clubs as well.