Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the superstars working in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reuters/Ahmed Yosri
The Saudi Pro League will consider increasing the number of foreign players allowed into squads next season to raise the profile of the tournament and give the new transfer superpower more power in the market.
SPL clubs in Currently, eight non-Saudi Arabian players are allowed to register for their squads for the season, with 18 clubs meeting their quota by spending money on new players following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.
However, it is understood that there have been negotiations between clubs that need to be ratified to increase the number of foreigners to 10, which will provide flexibility in the market when SPL clubs continue to recruit.< /p>
Some teams, such as Al Ahly, have filled their eight places with national team players: Riyad Mahrez, Roberto Firmino, Allan Saint-Maximin, Franck Kessier, Edouard Mendy, Roger Ibáñez, Gabriel Veiga and Merih Demiral are at the disposal of the champions. At the same time, Ronaldo has Sadio Mane and Aymeric Laporte in the Al-Nasr team.
Increasing the number of foreigners will mean that sending players will be less of an issue when new arrivals head to the SPL. In the case of Ronaldo's arrival, Cameroonian striker Vincent Abubakar was sold to Besiktas to make room for the Portugal striker.
SPL spending saw the competition rise into the top five leagues by spending during the summer window, joining the Premier League league, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and Serie A. This meant that the Spanish top flight, La Liga, fell out of the top five.
Although Ronaldo was a free agent when he arrived at Al-Nasr, the fees were high. paid for other stars, such as Al Hilal, who signed Brazilian striker Malcolm, Ruben Neves and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Al Ittihad also made an official bid for Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah last summer, and while he is now. They are expected to remain at Anfield in January but could return with an increased offer in the summer.
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