Since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia has become the new El Dorado for football players. With the arrival of Karim Benzema, the Portuguese continues to claim that the Middle Eastern country is progressing.
If Lionel Messi zapped Saudi Arabia for MLS and Inter Miami, another Ballon d’Or is going to happen in the Saudi championship. Karim Benzema is now a player of Al-Ittihad, recent winners of the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo has really opened the door to a move to Saudi Arabia for many players since joining Al Nassr. A new proof of its influence but also of the strong attractiveness of the Saudi championship which is able to offer insane salaries. On the occasion of a press conference to present Ursu, his new brand of water, the Portuguese confessed that he knew that KB9 would join him and that the Saudi championship would soon become one of the most competitive in the world .
Saudi Arabia soon ahead of Ligue 1?
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“I knew Karim Benzema would come to Saudi Arabia and that’s why I said the Saudi league will be top 5 in the world. And in the future more players will come. Later, I would like to own a club, I do not rule it out” confided the fivefold golden ball who is convinced that the Saudi Pro League will soon become one of the 5 most important championships in the world, thus taking the place of Ligue 1 which is increasingly left behind on the European scene. If other great players were to arrive in Saudi Arabia, the French championship could really feel threatened. Virtually, however, because the two Leagues are not on the same continent. At 38, Cristiano Ronaldo is therefore determined to take up yet another challenge with why not the opportunity to acquire a club in the more or less near future. This time, he wants to carry not a team but an entire championship on his shoulders with the help of his loyal former teammate Karim Benzema.
