OPINION BY ADEBAYO ABUBAKAR: It is 'Iftar' time in Saudi Arabia for Europe-based footballers | TheCable
was agreed to be paid to the former club. For instance, between the early and mid-90s, former Belgian international footballer, Jean-Marc Bosman, sacrificed his footballing career to fight for the economic right of players, which later reshaped the contractual relationship between clubs and players and the transfer system to make it the way we have it today, hardly did he or anybody envisage the dizzying amounts being paid today; both as weekly wages and transfer fees for footballers.
On crazy transfer fees, African players are not left out of the party. French Ligue-1 side, Líle OSC sold Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen to the Italian Serie A side, SC Napoli for €75 million in the summer of 2020 – now a Nigerian record . Presently, Osimhen is arguably the hottest, and the most sought-after attacking talent in the world of football.
So, when Saudi Arabia started their own this summer, it was like a joke. Many football pundits thought they would be looking for Europe-based players whose careers are beginning to wind down but they’ve another thing coming. Nobody took them seriously until they began to entice and poach players in their prime.
ESPN reports that the Saudi’s hunt for talent is not limited to playing personnel but also their searchlight has been beamed on some managers with a view to luring them to the league.
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