Riyadh:
Luka Modric and Hugo Lloris on list of “more than 10” top-tier Saudi Arabia soccer transfer targets Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema, a source close to the talks told AFP.
Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, N’Golo Kante, Angel Di Maria and Roberto Firmino are also among the World Cup and Champions League winners lining up for the Saudi Pro League.
The latest information comes as Saudi officials are trying to wrap up deals with Messi and Benzema in Paris and Madrid, respectively, that would allow them to join, according to sources and reports. cristiano ronaldo In oil-rich states.
The Saudi authorities are “in contact with more than 10 players, many of whom have won the World Cup or the Champions League, to join the Saudi league next season”, the source close to the talks said.
Apart from Messi, this list includes Benzema, Ramos, Di Maria, ModricHugo Lloris, Kante, Firmino, Alba and Busquets”.
“They will be playing in a very competitive league in addition to getting a very lucrative offer,” the source said, adding that the Saudis aimed to “seal most of the deals” before the start of the new season on August 11.
Separately, a Saudi government official told AFP that authorities were in talks with “world-class players”.
“The objective is to establish a very strong and competitive league and raise the level of Saudi clubs,” the official said.
All the players listed are major stars at the end of their careers. Apart from France goalkeeper Lloris, who has a year left at Spurs, all are out of contract this month.
Saudi Arabia, under its 37-year-old de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is trying to improve its austere image and attract tourists and investment, in part through sports.
The world’s biggest oil exporter has thrown tens of millions of dollars into sporting deals, including Ronaldo’s signature, Formula One and the divisive LIV golf tour, frequently claiming it is “sportswashing” its human rights record.
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