Benzema left Real Madrid and joined Saudi Arabia’s champions Jeddah United on a high salary, becoming a hot topic in international football recently.
At present, the Saudi Super League has two golden ball players, Ronaldo and Benzema. Messi also has a good chance to join. The former world’s first midfielder Kantor has also received a huge offer from Saudi Arabia. The Saudi “cash level” league with “hundreds of millions of people” is completely popular this summer!
Official: Benzema joins the Saudi champion with an annual salary of 200 million euros
In the early hours of this morning Beijing time, Saudi Premier League champion Jeddah jointly held a press conference to officially announce the joining of Benzema. Benzema will sign a 2+1 contract until 2026.
Benzema’s annual salary will reach 200 million euros. According to journalist Tancredi Palmeri, Benzema’s contract is the same as Ronaldo’s: an annual income of 200 million euros, of which the club’s salary is 72 million euros, and the rest is commercial endorsement contracts.
Benzema will be wearing his team’s number 9 jersey and stated in the release: “This is a new challenge, a new life, and I can’t wait to start training. I will do my best to win more trophies, score more goals, showcase my talent, and make the fans, club, chairman, and everyone here happy
This is a great league with many good players. My friend Cristiano Ronaldo is here, indicating that the Saudi league is starting to succeed. I hope to win here, just like I did in Europe. I look forward to meeting the fans in Jeddah
Romano: Kantor is about to join Jeddah United with an annual salary of 100 million euros
Benzema will not be alone in Jeddah United, and national team mate Kant is also coming soon. Romano reports that Kantor is about to join Jeddah United on a free transfer, and the club hopes to finalize the deal within 48 hours.
Romano revealed that Jeddah’s joint director is in London, meeting with the PIF Saudi delegation to discuss contract details with Kantor’s agent and prepare contract documents. Kant will receive an annual salary of 100 million euros, including portrait rights and commercial endorsements, signed until the summer of 2025.
Kant and Chelsea have less than a month left on their contract, and negotiations for a contract extension have yet to come to an end. At the age of 32, Kant has won the World Cup, Champions League, and Premier League, and the honor has been fulfilled. Playing in Saudi Arabia for 1 year is equivalent to playing in Europe for 10 years, so it’s not difficult for Kant to make a choice.
We all know that Saudi Arabia’s “father” has money, but to this extent, the tycoon’s annual salary directly starts at 100 million yuan to search for famous generals and superstars from Europe. What is the secret behind it? Next news, Brother Meow will interpret it for everyone.
Official: Saudi Sovereign Fund acquires 75% stake in the four major clubs in Saudi Arabia
On June 5, the Ministry of Sports of Saudi Arabia announced its investment plan – Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) to acquire 75% of the shares of the four major Saudi clubs, Riyadh Crescent, Al-Nassr FC, Jeddah National and Jeddah United, and each club’s respective non-profit foundation holds the remaining 25% of the shares.
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) was established in 1971 and is a Saudi sovereign wealth fund with total assets of at least $620 billion, representing the Saudi government in seeking investment opportunities. The big financier behind Newcastle United in the English Premier League is also PIF. Two years ago, PIF led the acquisition of 100% of Newcastle United’s shares, spending £ 300 million.
According to the official introduction of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia’s investment in sports and football projects is part of achieving the goal of “Saudi Vision 2030”. Saudi Arabia hopes to vigorously develop the football industry, cultivate outstanding athletes with regional and global influence, and rank the Saudi league among the top ten leagues in the world.
Therefore, Saudi Arabia’s current use of “cash ability” to attract late career football stars to come to Saudi Arabia to seek gold is actually a measure in line with Saudi Arabia’s national strategic development, which is a scene that the Saudi government encourages and hopes to see.
Currently, the market value of the Saudi professional league is approximately 800 million euros, with a commercial revenue of 119 million euros. Saudi Arabia expects that after the new privatization of sports, the league value will increase to 2.1 billion euros by 2030, generating an annual commercial revenue of 480 million euros.
20 billion euros in 2 years! Saudi Arabia Super League=World’s Most Trench League
Benzema will definitely not be the last superstar to join, as the Saudi League has set up a huge special fund to attract top players. Saudi Arabia plans to invest 20 billion euros in the next two years to attract the top players to join their league.
The Saudi National News Agency pointed out that after Ronaldo joined, the attendance rate of the Saudi league increased by 150%. A total of 37 platforms from all continents around the world have purchased the broadcasting rights of the Saudi League, which are disseminated in 125 countries and regions around the world. The Saudi Super League has become one of the most closely watched leagues in football.
In addition to Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema joining, Riyadh New Moon has also offered Messi a skyrocketing contract with an annual salary of 400 million euros. The Saudi club also wants to sign stars such as Magic Flute, Kantor, Ramos, Gideon, Sanchez, and Zaha. Don’t worry about the club’s budget being insufficient. Their skyrocketing salaries are actually mostly paid for by the Saudi government.
Over the past two years, with a record of 20 billion euros, not to mention Asia’s invincible team, it has also easily defeated La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1. Even in the Premier League, limited by the principle of financial fairness, it is impossible to burn money recklessly like this. So it seems that the Saudi Premier League is the world’s most entrenched league, and there is no one.