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I'm sure he checked pros and cons of his choice because he's already 26 years old, probably he's going to stay at lest 3 years in Saudi Arabia, that means he (eventually) would come back to Europe when he's 30 years old: at that point I don't think any big team will be interested in signing him, he would join a mid-tab team and that's it. But his bank account will be incredibly high so, again, smart move. Juventus, the team I support, was kind of interested in him but they would have never offered him more than 3-4 mln per year, and we are rebuilding the whole team so also joining Juventus would have been a bet.

This guy was the main striker for Italy's senior team, with him leaving, Italy will perform worse when they're already bad in the first place lol.

I think it's a bad decision, he might able to improve his national team if he play in top leagues, but he choose himself in this situation. Juventus already sign Jonathan David, much better than Rategui.

I know Italy will perform worse, I doubt he'll ever get call again because despite the fact that there are some good players, Saudi league is not seen as a very competitive and challenging league, therefore many managers don't think it's worth to call players playing in these leagues. It happened the same thing with Insigne and Bernardeschi: after winning the Euro Cup they moved to Canada and they lost their spot in the National team because the MLS is seen as a low level league. We still have Kean who, hopefully, will remain in Italy, or Europe at least.

Speaking about Retegui, it's true that his decision to move to the Saudi Arabian League has sparked controversy. Retegui is still too young to choose money over his career. Perhaps this is why many people are disappointed that Retegui would move to the Saudi Arabian League, or more specifically, to Al Qadisiyah. However, Retegui must have thought this through carefully, so it's impossible for him to have a vague plan. Therefore, we shouldn't dismiss Retegui's decision as entirely wrong, as he certainly has the right to determine his career path.

Regarding his future with the Italian national team, I believe that if Retegui can continue to perform well with Al Qadisiyah, he will remain a member of the Italian national team. Because, Many top European players who have joined the Saudi Arabian League are also regularly called up by their respective national teams. So, even if Retegui plays in the Saudi Arabian League, I think he still has a chance to represent the Italian national team. Because I don't think the Italian national team's management or analysis team are fools. So, if Retegui performs well, they'll definitely retain him, even if he plays in the Saudi Arabian league.

When you are 26 years old you are not "too young", at least for football, you are supposed to be in your prime at that point. Retegui improved a lot during the last 2 years, probably more than anybody would expect, but as I was saying he is not a world class player and he'll never be one so it makes sense he chose to go where he got offered a crazy amount of money.

Regarding the national team, Italy hardly call any player outside of Europe, we'll see if things will be different for Retegui.