Despite the arrivals of Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, Saudi Arabia is not satisfied. She wants to attract new stars for her championship, starting with Vinicius Jr. The Kingdom would not have many limits financially.
Saudi Arabia has 10 years to attract the cameras of the whole world to its country and to become an essential place for football. The Kingdom is set to host the World Cup in 2034 and what better than a host of global stars to sell the event. The development of the Saudi championship has continued at high speed in recent years with the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in January 2023 then Karim Benzema and Neymar the following summer. The Saudis’ next targets are Mohamed Salah, Kévin de Bruyne and especially Vinicius Jr.
Vinicius bought 1 billion euros?
It will not be easy to attract the Real Madrid star, favorite for the next Ballon d’Or and much younger than the Egyptian or the Belgian. However, Saudi Arabia is seriously targeting Vinicius Jr in 2025 according to information from Marca. The Spanish daily reveals that the Madrid winger is seen as Neymar’s designated successor at Al-Hilal. The reigning Saudi Pro League champion will part ways with Neymar if he cannot return to his best level to rely on Vinicius Jr.
Aided by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the Riyadh formation sets no financial limits. She is already ready to spend at least 200 million euros to buy out her contract at Real, which runs until 2027. This risks being much more expensive since the Merengues have set her release clause at 1 billion euros. A colossal sum as Marca reported a few weeks ago that Al-Hilal also wanted to offer a total salary of 1 billion euros to the player. The success of such an operation would forever change the transfer window and world football.
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