Where are all these Saudi clubs getting their money from?

[MichaelEFC96]

Zaha going there now, a bit less 'washed-up' than the others. What happens when they start offering outrageous money for players at the Big 6 I wonder?

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s all part of laying the foundations towards their World Cup 2030 bid

 

[GP_Monty]

Someone get them on the blower and tell them global superstar Mick Keane is available for a mere 250 million pounds sterling.

 

[Tommy.]

You’ve never been to Stoke have you? Not a chance Messi could turn that place around.

Effing Genghis Khan couldn't effect that gene pool!

 

[GoldenToffee]

The only thing that might genuinely turn my stomach is when utter tossers like Pogba get offered $5m a week to go and play there. I'll tell you what though, you can bet 99% of players will be telling their agents to get on the blower to any Saudi club right now.

 

[matty1878]

buy us please thanx

 

[Preki]

Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s all part of laying the foundations towards their World Cup 2030 bid

Free lashes for all!

 

[Milk]

Every time we put fuel in our cars, we’re backing this … and Newcastle

 

[mightymoyes]

Every time we put fuel in our cars, we’re backing this … and Newcastle

Which is one of many reasons we need to cut our dependence on it yesterday

 

[Tommy.]

I've spent a lot of time in the Middle East, Saudi included.
For what it's worth I assure you that the people are some of the most warm and hospitable people I've ever had the pleasure to meet and they love their football.
The regular man isn't under any illusions as to what's going on with the PIF (although the Premier League are conveniently ignorant).
A huge portion of the PIF's portfolio consists of Blue Chip stock like Google/Apple/Twitter (el oh el).
This won't last, the same way Xi pulled the rug from under the Chinese teams after encouraging them to spend stupid amounts of money.

 

[Walken]

I'm not sure, it doesn't seem especially analogous.

Team sports, in domestic national leagues, are quite different to individual sports where the players routinely travel to tournaments around the globe.

Hopefully mate, took them 12 months to absorb golf.

 

[Moomin]

The new golf tournament to sponsor Newcastle.

50 million per season and Jimmy Nail to hit the first ball at the PIF Open next summer.

 

[allen]

Hopefully mate, took them 12 months to absorb golf.

We just need to ride out the next decade, and I’m sure we will.

Oil’s power is on the wane. It’s no coincidence that Middle Eastern oil-rich nations are scrambling around to make themselves relevant in other spheres while they still have leverage and abundant cash.

 

[YoboCopter]

Benzema is going to live a great life once retired, you can just tell, loads of food, drink, cigars and I doubt he'll care about football at all. The best way to be

Big muslim isnt he?
So seems unlikely

 

[YoboCopter]

Id be there in a flash btw

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

"Dealmakers" lol