The summer of 2023 will undoubtedly mark the recent history of football forever. Often in the shadow of the European ogres, Saudi Arabia has come to redistribute the transfer market cards. Since the start of the transfer window, many stars have decided to go into exile in the Saudi Pro League, giving reason to the staggering salaries, which are almost impossible to refuse. One of the latest examples to date: that of Riyad Mahrez.
The Algerian international (83 caps, 30 goals) recently left Manchester City for Al-Ahli, ending several years of success under Pep Guardiola. The latter, on the sidelines of the Skyblues friendly match against Atlético de Madrid (Sunday, 1 p.m.), also spoke about Saudi Arabia and its ultra-aggressive policy on the transfer market. “Saudi Arabia has changed the market. A few months ago, when Cristiano Ronaldo was the only one to leave, no one thought that so many top players would play in the Saudi league. In the future there will be more. That’s why clubs need to be aware of what’s going on. Riyadh received an incredible offer and that’s why we couldn’t let him not go»notes the Spanish coach, who should not numerically replace the departure of the Algerian.
