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CHANGES WITH THE CHECK BOOK

Saudi Arabia insists on 'doing away' with 'traditional' European football

Published:24/08/2023 - 09:31h

Updated:24/08/2023 - 09:32h

The imminent signing of Gabri Veiga by Al-Ahli is the umpteenth confirmation that Saudi Arabia has 'burst' into football with the intention of staying. More and more players are saying goodbye to Europe for the Saudi adventure

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It does two or three years anybody expected that so many players did his cases for mudarse of continent. It was much more normal to expect the 'retreat of gold' in United States, as they did it several legends in his day, that decided to leave of Europe before the 35 years. The history has changed completely by the irruption of Saudi Arabia, that insists in carrying to all the 'cracks' of the old continent to do of his League one much more competitive and win more visibility.

It is innegable that, with the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in January to the To the-Nassr opened him the doors to the Saudi football. The summer goes to close with an important quantity of movements of players that have accepted millionaire offers to play in the Half Orient and remains to ask if, in a future that now does not seem so lejando, the ecosystem of the football will change with regard to as we know it up to now. It will follow the 'escape' of star? They will be able to compete the clubs 'traditional' with the millions that offer from Arabia? The stage, that until does at all was a chimaera, takes more form.

Gabri Veiga 'Break' all the diagrams

The imminent incorporation of Gabri Veiga is the confirmation. It is a player that had it all done with the Naples waiting for that the Real Celtic Club gave the seen well to the operation, but finally will finish adding to the rows of the To the-Ahli, team to the that recently also went Franck Kessié. It has been an authentic surprise, because the Spanish sounded to reinforce to teams like the FC Barcelona, the Real Madrid or the Manchester City. It does not leave to be one of the players with maypr projection that has appeared in Spain in the last years, but yes that results a surprise that have changed of airs of this form.

And it is, in definite, a symptom that the European football can begin to change. They are not 'escaping' to Arabia the players that are about to to finish his career only, as it is the case of Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kanté or the own Cristiano Ronaldo... But also players that hardly go exploding and to which offer them millionaire agreements to start with a new stage. They add more 'cracks' and opens a new window for the football that, does some years, was unthinkable.

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