The Saudi Arabian football clubs have been making a big splash this summer, spending huge sums of money to grab talent to make the European football clubs panic, with the Saudi Arabia transfer window officially closed on Friday (8), the European giants are also breathing a sigh of relief for the time being. It is reported that Saudi Arabia's top two soccer clubs, Mohammed Al-Shana and Chaton Sinjoo, are still in the running for the top two Premier League stars, but ultimately they have nothing to show for it, and have spent a total of 780 million pounds (about HK$7.8 billion) on buying people in the summer.
According to the authoritative website "Transfer Market" statistics, Saudi Arabia football clubs this summer spent a total of 780 million pounds to buy people, of which 87% came from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund (PIF) controlled by the four major football clubs (Hilal, Ainas, Ittihad, Jeddah Al-Ali), the signing of Nyima, Alexandre Mizouwick, Rubin Nieves and other stars of the Hilal, a single team alone to spend more than 300 million pounds (about 3 billion Hong Kong dollars) to become The biggest luxury player.
The British media reported that Etihad is still actively promoting the £200 million (about HK$2 billion) acquisition of Mohamed Sanaa before the end of the transfer window, but Liverpool refused to release the player, and it is expected that Etihad will make a comeback in January next year; Etihad, which is coached by Sherratt, had a last-minute discussion with Manchester United about signing Chaddon Sinzou on loan and then buying him, but the discussion fell through because of the uncertainty about the buyout clause, so Etihad ended up buying Ewarton wing Dimaregre for £8 million (about HK$80 million). Ittifaq finally paid 8 million pounds (about HK$80 million) for Ewarton's flanker Di Maregre, with both sides signing a 4-year contract.
European coaches such as Gopp and Szemonyi have expressed concern that the Saudi transfer window will end later than the major European leagues, creating a crisis of key players being poached, but Paris Saint-Germain president Eckhardt Eckhardt said: "I don't worry about Saudi Arabia posing a threat to the European leagues, as there are the best tournaments, clubs, coaches and players in Europe, and we don't need to be concerned about what happens outside Europe.
Overview of the stars who landed in Saudi Arabia
Hilal Acquisition:
Nima (Paris Saint-Germain), Collembani (Chelsea), Rubin Nieves (Wolves), Alexandre Mizouwick (Fulham), Milan Govic (Russell), Margan (Sinn Féin), Yessine Benoit (Xavier).
Jeddah Ali Acquisition:
Gabriele Vega (Cherda), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Marlies (Manchester City), Kissell (Barcelona), Eduardo Aventis (Chelsea), Sint Maximin (Newcastle), Rodrigo Ibanez (Roma).
Etihad Acquisition:
Benschmar (Real Madrid), Nicolajandi (Chelsea), Fabrizio (Liverpool), Zuda (Celtic)
Ainas Acquisition:
Sardiovanni (Bayern Munich), Napoldi (Manchester City), Alex Dinis (Manchester United), Odavio Emerson (Porto), Bossovic (Inter Milan), Scott Fenner (Lens).
Ittefaq Acquisition:
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain), Di Maregre (Ewarton), Jack Huntley (Bruges), Mussadibili (Lyon)
Ashby Acquisition:
