If I had to guess, there will be no mass departures. Fairytale contracts that will ensure families of players for dozens of future generations will probably prevail. When a person has several hundred million crowns added to his account every month, it is worth it for him to endure some discomfort. However, even players from this category will consider leaving early after some time, and many of them will not keep their multi-year contracts.
Henderson will probably soon be joined by other individuals who, like the former Liverpool midfielder, will learn that money is not everything. And that it is also important to have a happy life off the field.
Foreign media have recently quoted a few players lamenting that Saudi clubs are not fulfilling the lifestyle promises they made to them before signing contracts. As they say, you can’t break the bank with a promise, which is true everywhere in the world. But the representatives of the local clubs do not have the opportunity to give the European stars what they are used to. Not even in percentage. Sitting with friends in a restaurant having a beer, going to a concert, going to the cinema… They won’t find any of that in Saudi Arabia, it’s an absolutely different world in this respect.
Saudi Arabia is currently experiencing an economic boom. Incredible projects are being created in an attempt to amaze the world. For example, NEOM, a roughly 200-meter-wide inhabited strip stretching from the Red Sea up to 190 km inland, began to be built. Part of the boom and flash in front of the world are also the arrivals of European stars. The Saudis “eat” the Premier League and European giants Real, Barcelona or Bayern in general. But they are used to watching them together on TV in special residences. That’s why Ronaldo et al. they did not attract full stadiums.
The Pro League there is simply a golden cage. Football players from Europe will gradually leave it.
2024-01-27 07:17:09
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