Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the first matchweek of the 2023-24 Saudi Pro League
Saudi Arabia are making a bold and big statement on global football with the number of top players from Europe, especially from the Premier League that have thronged into the Saudi Pro League this summer.
The Saudi Pro League, financed by Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, the country's sovereign wealth fund, are not ready to relax their current siege on Europe's top players and have continued on their signing spree with big name new arrivals such as Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Milinkovic-Savic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Firmino, Ruben Neves, all joining the league.
Two Liverpool midfield legends Jordan Henderson and Fabinho have already been linked with a move to the Saudi elite division with Steven Gerrard said to be a huge factor in Henderson's imminent switch to Al Etiffaq.
Steven Gerrard was poached as manager to the Saudi Pro League having sign a deal with Al Etiffaq as new manager.
It was widely speculated Steven Gerrard will pull the strings to recoup Jordan Henderson to Al Etiffaq after he became the club's new manager.
More on: https://futballnews.com/steven-gerr...ch-as-al-ettifaq-manager-in-saudi-pro-league/
Saudi Arabia are making a bold and big statement on global football with the number of top players from Europe, especially from the Premier League that have thronged into the Saudi Pro League this summer.
The Saudi Pro League, financed by Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, the country's sovereign wealth fund, are not ready to relax their current siege on Europe's top players and have continued on their signing spree with big name new arrivals such as Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Edouard Mendy, Milinkovic-Savic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Firmino, Ruben Neves, all joining the league.
Two Liverpool midfield legends Jordan Henderson and Fabinho have already been linked with a move to the Saudi elite division with Steven Gerrard said to be a huge factor in Henderson's imminent switch to Al Etiffaq.
Steven Gerrard was poached as manager to the Saudi Pro League having sign a deal with Al Etiffaq as new manager.
It was widely speculated Steven Gerrard will pull the strings to recoup Jordan Henderson to Al Etiffaq after he became the club's new manager.
More on: https://futballnews.com/steven-gerr...ch-as-al-ettifaq-manager-in-saudi-pro-league/