Undoubtedly the biggest name is Cristiano Ronaldo since his arrival at the beginning of the year. When the Portuguese joined Al Nassr he predicted that more big names would follow and it would become one of the top five leagues in the world in the coming years. Time will tell on the latter but he certainly wasn’t wrong about a wave of players heading to the Middle East.
Karim Benzema, the 2022 Ballon D’Or winner, has joined Al Ittihad alongside the former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté, while Riyad Mahrez and Jordan Henderson are expected to follow soon. Clubs are permitted to register eight foreign players each.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world and has, in
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