The Saudi Pro League is making big in-roads into the international player market, leading to some interesting discussions on any number of controversial and non-controversial topics.
Money talks, and it’s been what’s helped Major League Soccer reach out to big names, so it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that the Saudi Pro League has landed Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Karim Benzema.
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But with Ruben Neves now signing in the league and Mohamed Salah being chased by at least one team, the Saudi Pro League has plenty of people wondering about the 18-team operation.
The teams are still heavily Saudi, but here are some of the names who’ve made the move to Saudi Arabia, where Nuno Espirito Santo is a manager and Ronaldo, Jordan Henderson, and Ever Banega serve as club captains.
Notable foreign players in Saudi Pro League
Grzegorz Krychowiak, Abha Club
Roberto Firmino, Al Ahli
Edouard Mendy, Al Ahli
Gabri Veiga, Al Ahli
Merih Demiral, Al Ahli
Franck Kessie, Al Ahli
Allan Saint-Maximin, Al Ahli
Robin Quaison, Al-Ettifaq
Georginio Wijnaldum, Al-Ettifaq
Moussa Dembele, Al-Ettifaq
Jordan Henderson, Al-Ettifaq
Jack Hendry, Al-Ettifaq
Jason Denayer, Al Fateh
Lucas Zelarayan, Al Fateh
Cristian Tello, Al Fateh
Victor Ruiz, Al Fayha
Henry Onyekuru, Al Fayha
Kalidou Koulibaly, Al Hilal
Neymar, Al Hilal
Ruben Neves, Al Hilal
Aleksandar Mitrovic, Al Hilal
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Al Hilal
Yassine Bounou, Al Hilal
Malcom, Al Hilal
Jota, Al Ittihad
N’Golo Kante, Al Ittihad
Karim Benzema, Al Ittihad
Fabinho, Al Ittihad
Aymeric Laporte, Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr
Marcelo Brozovic, Al Nassr
Sadio Mane, Al Nassr
Talisca, Al Nassr
Alex Telles, Al Nassr
Seko Fofana, Al Nassr
Alex Collado, Al Okhdood
Juanmi, Al Riyadh
Ever Banega, Al Shabab
Yannick Carrasco, Al Shabab
Habib Diallo, Al Shabab
Musa Barrow, Al Taawoun
Alvaro Medran, Al Taawoun
Collins Fai, Al Tai
Munir Mohamedi, Al Wehda
Odion Ighalo, Al Wehda
Adam Mager, Damac
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, Damac
