“Crazy” salaries in Arabia revealed: from Cristiano to Nacho
Over the past two years, the Saudi Roshn League has become the sixth league to spend the most on transfers after the Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga and the Spanish League. The arrival of stars was constant, and the salaries matched the level of the players who left Europe to play in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia Transfer Market Financial and Sports Report Published Al Sharq News, with data from Bloomberg and Forbes, indicates that Cristiano Ronaldo is by far the highest paid footballer compared to the rest of the footballers playing in the Saudi league.
The Portuguese earns a total of 263 million euros ($285), divided by more than 200 million euros in salary plus pinch advertising revenue amounted to 60 million euros. The numbers are much higher than those of the other two stars of the Saudi Arabian championship: Neymar and Benzema. The Brazilian from Al-Hilal earns just over 100 million euros (74 euros in salary plus 28 euros in advertising income). The Frenchman from Al-Ittihad does not reach 100 million euros (just over 96 million euros), although he barely reaches 4 million euros for advertising. The fourth most competitive in the ranking of the highest paid is Sadio Mane. The former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player earned €48 million with Al Nasr.
Increase
These are the top 4 highest earners according to Forbes, but the report also highlights the brilliant achievements of the summer of 2024. Englishman Ivan Tony takes the cake. He pays Ahly over 23 million euros. João Cancelo (Al-Hilal) and Moussa Diaby (Al-Ittihad) were also two notable reinforcements in Arabia. Both receive $17 million, which in exchange is just over 15 million euros. Young defender Mohamed Simakan is close to the figures of the Portuguese and French. Also very noteworthy is the 6 million earned by Spaniard Alvaro Medran, who has been a star there for some time.
Increase
According to an economic report published Al Sharqa NewsNacho and Aubameyang are among the highest paid in Saudi Arabia. Both joined Al-Qadsiya, a team coached by Michel that recently promoted to the Roshn professional league. A club supported by the oil company Aramco. Nacho and Aubameyang earn more than 10 million euros each. The amounts far exceed what they could earn in Europe.
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