With record salaries: now the sheikhs are also luring the top trainers into the desert

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Saudi Arabia continues to work towards the goal of making their own league a top league. After several Premier League stars could be signed and more will certainly follow – also from other leagues – world-class coaches are now being brought to the Saudi Pro League. One of the first household names to be contacted is Massimiliano Allegri, 55, Juventus coach and six-time Italian champion.

According to the Italian media, those responsible at Al-Hilal made him a very lucrative offer during a meeting. According to the reports, he should have been given a three-year contract – with a record salary of around CHF 90 million. But the same media then reported last weekend that the Italian had rejected the Saudis.

What is the goal?

The nature of the Saudi Pro League is very controversial in the media. Phil Neville (55) recently said that FIFA should “introduce a transfer freeze for the Saudis”. The criticism stems from the fact that those in charge of the clubs, especially in the Premier League, offer a lot of money to buy reservists – in the case of Chelsea, for example. These sometimes excessive purchases could have the effect of further distorting the balance in financial fair play, which is not quite there anyway.

It is not entirely clear whether and what the purpose of the Saudi professional league is. They are not allowed to participate in the major competitions in Europe. In addition, at some point there will be an end to foreign players. the Saudi Arabian Football Association SAFF has a foreigners policy that allows no more than eight foreigners per team. (nsa)

Source : Blick