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ARABIA WANTS TO TRY MORE SIGNINGS OF YOUNGSTERS

Saudi Arabia's millions begin to threaten Barça's youth academy

Published:12/01/2024 - 13:42h

Updated:12/01/2024 - 15:02h

Saudi Arabia's plan to revolutionise its league is not just limited to signing established players in Europe or stars in their final years, it also seeks to add some of the best youngsters in football

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The project of Saudi Arabia to turn into a reference inside the football has gone advancing and even already has ensured the Glass of the World 2034 when being the only proposal that finally has presented for this edition of the most important tournament of the sport. However, the Saudi Pro League has lived some last weeks complicated with players very important like Karim Benzema or Roberto Firmino with a posture to try go out after alone 6 months in his adventure.

But this situation does not do that the Asian nation was had to retreat in his aim to turn into one of the 10 better leagues of the world during this decade and for the next two markets has another part of his plan prepared. After spending more than 800 million euros, only in traspasos, the 'Daily Mail' ensures this weekend that that the Saudi league has to change the current rule and allow increase the number of foreign players, at present being of 8, so that it become of 10 by team next summer.

The Barça could suffer some 'hits' in the planning of the Masia

The information signals that this enlargement will go conditioned to that there is one some restriction of age, what will cause that the teams funded by the Saudi government begin to aim to the big quarries of Europe and America, being able to offer millionaire quantities to the future stars, like sucedió with Gabri Veiga in 2023 and surprising decision to leave to the Arab football.

Like this, quarries like the Masia, will be able to be objective of the clubs of Saudi Arabia once his footballers fulfil the 18 years, as it demands the FIFA. Besides, already the FC Barcelona has come suffering in the last three years with other clubs of Europe in the moment that footballers of the filial finish agreement or juvenile of big projection, since his struck economy does not allow him offer high wages to players in training.

In this stage no only the Barça would see loomed, but remains clear that his quarry is one of the three better of the world, and even can appoint like the best of all without raising too much debate. There, the culés will have to bet by the sportive project and take care that footballers of a similar profile to the of Lamine Yamal do not tempt them the idea to earn authentic millonadas once fulfil the majority of age in return to forget to compete to the highest level, at least by several years.