Bernardo Silva now being tipped to join the likes on Ronaldo, Kante and many others. I get older players going but if Silva was to sign for a Saudi club then thats a bit of a game changer as he’s only 28. 
 

Can you knock someone for wanting more money in a career that only has a short lifespan? 

Isn't Ruben Neves going at 26?

Big overhaul due for City.

City players facing FFP penalties losing players to Saudi?

 

 No way

Money talks and if they can get the names it will grow. I can’t see there being much interest in it from Europe but the Asia and Middle East markets are a different matter 

3 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Isn't Ruben Neves going at 26?

Big overhaul due for City.

Yes, he was due to sign for Barca 🤷🏻‍♂️

12 minutes ago, royal white said:

Bernardo Silva now being tipped to join the likes on Ronaldo, Kante and many others. I get older players going but if Silva was to sign for a Saudi club then thats a bit of a game changer as he’s only 28. 
 

Can you knock someone for wanting more money in a career that only has a short lifespan? 

He has already moved to one wank club that won the lottery so why not a Saudi club for more money

Why would any of them turn it down. Mega millions and made for life. Yes prem money is big but these boys will have expensive tastes and that costs. You need to maximise your pot before retiring

15 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Isn't Ruben Neves going at 26?

Big overhaul due for City.

Apparently he could be loaned back to Newcastle 

PIF are fully in bed with Chelsea so no surprise a host of gone from there to Saudi 

They already host all the big boxing fights 

And they've recently just pretty much bought golf 

Imagine the cost

9 minutes ago, Big E said:

Why would any of them turn it down. Mega millions and made for life. Yes prem money is big but these boys will have expensive tastes and that costs. You need to maximise your pot before retiring

Messi turned down £400m per year apparently

Maybe it's me but if you're already earning more money than you could spend in your lifetime, say £200k pw then money becomes irrelevant. Unless of course your planning space missions or funding a war. 

Sport is fucked. 

PPV kabaddi / beheadings and stoning the gays the only things left with any integrity. 

Fucking disgrace. 

35 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Messi turned down £400m per year apparently

Messi at the end of his career and has way more than enough and brand presence to sustain his life. 

Younger lads getting enough to say fuck it... I'm guaranteed a win here with 3 years in a desert farmers league kick about. 

Or take shit loads less and risk a preseason friendly against Newport leg break. 

I don't blame the players. 

It's fucking shit for the sport. 

It can only work with a great deal of Global TV. There's only so much interest ... or time ... to watch. Personally I can't get into a TV game if I don't care either way.

It could, ultimately, reduce the money for Sky to spend.

PL shitting itself now there's a bigger guy on the block.

Good way to jettison some massive wages off your bill though.

We should all be bothered by dodgy oil rich dictatorships with questionable human rights records being a major player in football.

7 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

We should all be bothered by dodgy oil rich dictatorships with questionable human rights records being a major player in football.

...and a little island off the coast of Europe built on colonialism, slavery and exploitation of the poor run by offshore billionaires being knocked off it's perch as the major player? Tough one to call TBH.

3 hours ago, L/H White said:

Apparently he could be loaned back to Newcastle 

PIF are fully in bed with Chelsea so no surprise a host of gone from there to Saudi 

They already host all the big boxing fights 

And they've recently just pretty much bought golf 

Aramco sponsored the cricket Test World Final between Australia and India.

Is this another China?  That didnt end well or are we saying theres to much money involved and then does ffp become involved in Saudi ?

Apart from Saudi folk who would have the slightest bit of interest in how al Etihad and al itifad went on ?   

 

Football stinks of corruption at the top level, these are just adding a bit more into the mix.

One in the eye for them premier league. No doubt it will affect all clubs in time though. Prem becomes worth less to the TV tycoons, less gets trickled down.

Clubs need to get their houses in order now

6 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

...and a little island off the coast of Europe built on colonialism, slavery and exploitation of the poor run by offshore billionaires being knocked off it's perch as the major player? Tough one to call TBH.

It's not remotely a tough one to call, though, is it?

My mate works in Saudi on the Neom project.

A bit like us trying to get our heads around how big the universe is, its pretty hard to grasp how much money these people have. 

Hes currently on a project with Ski Resorts and Eco-trains ploughed through the sides out mountains all built without roads. 

They want their oily fingers cleaned up and into the western world sharpish. 

Money talks.

9 hours ago, Dr Faustus said:

City players facing FFP penalties losing players to Saudi?

 

 No way

Same for Chelsea 

It's proper dodgy all this 

https://www.football365.com/news/chelsea-rivals-demand-inquiry-saudi-spree-ffp-jail-todd-boehly

 

Premier league getting all excited about this makes me laugh. No one was upset when they were cherry picking europes leagues. Neves signing for Wolves I imagine was a boyhood dream come true just as much as the Saudi project is.

Football sold its soul a long time ago at the top level and it reaps what it sews. 

Neville the biggest hypocrite in football struck gold again suggesting Transfers should be stopped to Saudi but welcomes the Qatari bid at his mediocre club. Laughable.

 

4 minutes ago, tomski said:

Premier league getting all excited about this makes me laugh. No one was upset when they were cherry picking europes leagues. Neves signing for Wolves I imagine was a boyhood dream come true just as much as the Saudi project is.

Football sold its soul a long time ago at the top level and it reaps what it sews. 

Neville the biggest hypocrite in football struck gold again suggesting Transfers should be stopped to Saudi but welcomes the Qatari bid at his mediocre club. Laughable.

 

Aye there is some major hypocrisy here. Saudis are about to blow PL/sky out of the water rather like they have done in golf. In the end money talks. I suppose it will make the European league become more likely now as Premier League teams will join forces with European elite. 

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

My mate works in Saudi on the Neom project.

A bit like us trying to get our heads around how big the universe is, its pretty hard to grasp how much money these people have. 

Hes currently on a project with Ski Resorts and Eco-trains ploughed through the sides out mountains all built without roads. 

They want their oily fingers cleaned up and into the western world sharpish. 

Money talks.

Nowhere near that scale but my cousin went working over there as a PT, did a couple of years on a huge contract then one of the families he works for poached him and he just works for them now doing about 15 hours a week earning a mint. They take him along on all their holidays and business trips, been to New York, Paris and Tokyo already and only been doing it a few months! Money is absolutely no object whatsoever

To think his mum and dad nagged him like fuck for taking a job at David Lloyd back in the day instead of finishing college 😃