Is Saudi Football a threat to the European leagues?

Shamikebab said:
How exactly are PSG going to force that
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No idea but that's what the news articles are saying.

Plus PSG will not let him got for free next summer.

So its sign or get sold from there perspective.

As well as that there are reports the rest of the squad are not happy with things Mbappe has said either. So the whole thing is starting to brew.
 
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I think a lot of these players are going to go for the money and realise fairly quickly that actually they quite enjoyed living in a liberal Western democracy.
 
mid_gen said:
I think a lot of these players are going to go for the money and realise fairly quickly that actually they quite enjoyed living in a liberal Western democracy.
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Unless they are the party type why would they care?

Living in mansions, no taxes, high class shopping and they probably have a few staff running after their every whim.
 
Bigpig said:
Unless they are the party type why would they care?

Living in mansions, no taxes, high class shopping and they probably have a few staff running after their every whim.
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Have you ever emigrated? There's more to life than low taxes, high class shopping and staff. Been and done that

Have a mate working in Saudi specificallt and he's always calling me telling me mind-numbingly bored he is sat in his compound, the only excitement comes from the alcohol raids by the authorities.
 
mid_gen said:
Have you ever emigrated? There's more to life than low taxes, high class shopping and staff. Been and done that

Have a mate working in Saudi specificallt and he's always calling me telling me mind-numbingly bored he is sat in his compound, the only excitement comes from the alcohol raids by the authorities.
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Been to South Africa for several months. Rich areas are pretty much gated communities. Apart from Drinking and partying what else is there to do that can’t be done in Saudi?
 
Bigpig said:
Been to South Africa for several months. Rich areas are pretty much gated communities. Apart from Drinking and partying what else is there to do that can’t be done in Saudi?
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So not actually lived in another country then? I've lived in Europe, the Middle East, and SE Asia.

There are places that are easy to integrate and live an interesting and fulfilling life, where you get treated like a first class citizen, and there are places that are not welcoming to foreign workers and you are made abundantly clear you are not a first class citizen...and you can multiply all that by 10 if you're not white.
 
mid_gen said:
So not actually lived in another country then? I've lived in Europe, the Middle East, and SE Asia.

There are places that are easy to integrate and live an interesting and fulfilling life, where you get treated like a first class citizen, and there are places that are not welcoming to foreign workers and you are made abundantly clear you are not a first class citizen...and you can multiply all that by 10 if you're not white.
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I would agree but footballers are not normal citizens. They don’t live normal lives. They won’t be down the local markets buying fruit and veg everyday.

Apart from British footballers most are used to moving to home to work. As soon as they get a break in the they are on private jets sitting on beaches and yachts and by the looks of it Saudis have some amazing beaches, Cities and yachts.
 
Bigpig said:
Been to South Africa for several months. Rich areas are pretty much gated communities. Apart from Drinking and partying what else is there to do that can’t be done in Saudi?
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There's some pretty obvious things they can't do but I don't want to be too graphic. We've also seen a growing number of footballers speak out against political decisions in recent years, that could get you executed in Saudi.
 
BaZ87 said:
There's some pretty obvious things they can't do but I don't want to be too graphic. We've also seen a growing number of footballers speak out against political decisions in recent years, that could get you executed in Saudi.
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Well any footballer who’s been outspoken in the past should have an easy decision to make. I’m sure nearly all top flight footballers earn enough in one season over here to live a very comfortable life. Unless they fond of the bookies. Which you can’t do over there also.
 
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Bigpig said:
Well any footballer who’s been outspoken in the past should have an easy decision to make. I’m sure nearly all top flight footballers earn enough in one season over here to live a very comfortable life. Unless they found of the bookies. Which you can’t do over there also.
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I was just replying to your question of what they can't do in Saudi. Gambling is another, although they can't do it here either but the punishment is a few months ban here, I'm not sure which limb you lose for it in Saudi.

And I don't want to joke about things like executions but the point isn't just what they can't do (even if there are many things) but the general brutal nature of living in a place like Saudi. I'm not sure I could walk into town to get my new Newcastle shirt from Sports Direct knowing that on Friday they'll be beheading 12 men there who committed alleged crimes when they were still children.
 
BaZ87 said:
I was just replying to your question of what they can't do in Saudi. Gambling is another, although they can't do it here either but the punishment is a few months ban here, I'm not sure which limb you lose for it in Saudi.

And I don't want to joke about things like executions but the point isn't just what they can't do (even if there are many things) but the general brutal nature of living in a place like Saudi. I'm not sure I could walk into town to get my new Newcastle shirt from Sports Direct knowing that on Friday they'll be beheading 12 men there who committed alleged crimes when they were still children.
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I highly doubt they will chop off the limb of a footballer that they're paying so much for. They'll (the footballers) probably get special privileges. I doubt they'll have alcohol raids either. They'll effectively be government employees.
 
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sigma said:
I highly doubt they will chop off the limb of a footballer that they're paying so much for. They'll (the footballers) probably get special privileges. I doubt they'll have alcohol raids either. They'll effectively be government employees.
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Of course they won't chop their limbs off, it would be a terrible PR move for them which is all this mass investment into sport is about. I assume you'll see something similar to what happened with the Abu Dhabi Sheikh who brutally tortured a man for hours and hours - they'll arrest and imprison one of his servants who filmed it for him, not the Sheikh who shot, electrocuted and set on fire a grain trader.
 
sigma said:
I highly doubt they will chop off the limb of a footballer that they're paying so much for. They'll (the footballers) probably get special privileges. I doubt they'll have alcohol raids either. They'll effectively be government employees.
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I think some people are missing that point. “They” being Footballers with extreme wealth.

They don’t live normal lives over here.
 
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