Al-Qadsiah and Al-Ittihad are currently competing to get the services of Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez. On the other hand, Al-Qadsiah offered a 2 year contract for Nacho Fernandez after knowing that Al-Ittihad was getting closer to an agreement and I think here Al-Ittihad only needs to increase their salary offer if they want to win the competition to get him.
Literally, Al-Ittihad is bigger and better than Al-Qadsiah and I think Nacho Fernandez knows where he is going. Moreover, there is his former teammate at Real Madrid, namely Benzema, so the connection will be easier. On the other hand, the depth of Al-Ittihad's squad is much more adequate so there is no other reason for him not to join Al-Ittihad.
Despite all that, Nacho Fernandez will still be thinking about his decision with Real Madrid as he is still likely to stay rather than leave this summer.
Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1804401683939647586
Wow, I just heard about Al-Qadsiah who are also interested in bringing in European players, are they the first club in Saudi Pro that is not owned by the Saudi government that wants to bring in European players? as we know Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and 3 other clubs are owned by the Saudi government, of course it is not surprising that they have a budget and now Al-Qadsiah comes as a new competitor Literally, Al-Ittihad is bigger and better than Al-Qadsiah and I think Nacho Fernandez knows where he is going. Moreover, there is his former teammate at Real Madrid, namely Benzema, so the connection will be easier. On the other hand, the depth of Al-Ittihad's squad is much more adequate so there is no other reason for him not to join Al-Ittihad.
Despite all that, Nacho Fernandez will still be thinking about his decision with Real Madrid as he is still likely to stay rather than leave this summer.
Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1804401683939647586
obviously it is interesting to increase competition in this league and avoid monopoly.The deal with Nacho Fernandez is locked and he will be an Al-Qadsiah player next season. Maybe I have a feeling why Nacho Fernandez didn't choose Al-Ittihad because the atmosphere there was not good and reflecting on his former teammate, Benzema, it seems like he didn't want to be caught in the same problem so he chose Al-Qadsiah over Al-Ittihad and it was the right decision.
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Nacho Fernández will not accept Real Madrid's one-year renewal offer and will leave the club at the age of 34 to sign with Al-Qadisiyah FC, a newly promoted team in the Saudi league, endorsed by their Spanish coach, José Miguel González 'Míchel'.
Source: Bein SportsWell, this was a surprise. I thought for a player who has been with Real Madrid throughout his whole season well probably wants to stay at Real Madrid for another season. But it seems like he is actually choosing money. Which is absolutely fine, especially at this stage of his career. he is quite old and it is best for him to actually grab the money that he can get right now.
By the way, we will also have to remember that the money he is able to get now from any Saudi club is probably not going to be the same that he’s going to get one year later. Well if he’s able to perform very good, he will probably receive more money but it is hard to imagine that he is going to perform better in the next season if he stays with Real Madrid. So in the end I will say good decision for the player.