1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Al Nassr
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner made a free transfer to Al Nassr following an unsuccessful second spell at Manchester United which led to the termination of his contract. His reported wage is summed up to be around £173m per year.
2. Neymar – Riyadh
Despite scoring 118 goals since his arrival at PSG in 2017, Neymar seems not to be part of Luis Enrique’s plans for PSG this season. A move to Barcelona wasn’t forthcoming either, he now joins former Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, as well as Senegal captain Koulibaly, to earn six times his PSG contract in Riyadh.
3. Sadio Mane – Al Nassr
Sadio Mane has joined Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr from Bayern Munich. The ex-Liverpool forward spent only a year in the Bundesliga after leaving Anfield and now joins up with former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo at his new club.
4. Allan Saint-Maximan – Al Ahli
Allan Saint-Maximin will partner former Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and ex-Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino in Al Ahli’s frontline. Maximin scored 13 goals in 124 games and registered 21 assists for Newcastle after joining in August 2019 from Nice.
5. Riyad Mahrez – Al Ahli
Riyad Mahrez has completed his move from Manchester City to Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli. City agreed a fee understood to be worth up to £30m with Al Ahli for the Algeria international.
6. Jordan Henderson – Al Ettifaq
Jordan Henderson ended his 12-year stay at Liverpool during which he won every major trophy. Henderson will link up again with ex-Liverpool captain and former team-mate Steven Gerrard, who is the manager of Al Ettifaq.
7. Benzema – Al Ittihad
Reigning Ballon d’Or winner Benzema followed the step of his former Real Madrid team-mate, Ronaldo, leaving the Spanish capital after his contract expired having won five Champions League titles during his stay. His reported wage is said to be around £172m per year.
8. Roberto Firmino – Al Ahli
The highest-scoring Brazilian in Premier League history, Firmino enjoyed a long and emotional goodbye to the Liverpool supporters, among whom he was a firm favourite after eight years at Anfield. He is to earn £17m per year at Al Ahli.
9. N’Golo Kante – Al Ittihad
Same as Benzema, Kante completed a free transfer to Al Ittihad at the end of his contract with Chelsea. The 32-year-old midfielder is to earn a sum of £86.2m per year at Al Ittihad.
10. Edouard Mendy – Al Ahli
Edouard Mendy lost his place as first-choice goalkeeper at Chelsea having arrived at the club in 2020. He made just 10 Premier League appearances last season before opting for a move to Saudi Arabia.
He is to earn £9.4m per year.
11. Ruben Neves – Al Hilal
Portuguese international, Ruben Neves who played at Wolves right from the Sky Bet Championship before enjoying five Premier League campaigns at Molineux made an interesting move to Al Hilal for £47m
12. Alex Telles – Al Nassr
After a year-long loan to Seville last season, Manchester United parted ways with Brazil defender Alex Telles for £6m, joining the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Seko Fofana at Al Nassr.
13. Jota – Al Ittihad
Having hit 15 goals to help Celtic win a domestic treble, former Portugal youth international Jota clearly got himself on the radar of Al Ittihad and made the £25m move at the start of July.
14. Kalidou Koulibaly – Al Hilal
32-year-old Senegalese defender left Chelsea just after one season spent at the Stanford Bridge. He joined Al Hilal for around £20m. His reported wage is said to be around £30m per year.
15. Marcelo Brozovic – Al Nassr
Former Inter Milan captain, Brozovic exited the Serie A side following their Champions League final loss to Manchester City, the 30-year-old Croatia midfielder heading to Saudi after eight seasons and five major trophies in Italy. His
16. Serjec Milinkovic-Savic – Al Hilal
Lazio’s player of the season in 2020-21 and 2021-22, Milinkovic-Savic had been touted as a midfielder who would make his mark at the highest level of European football. Now, though, he will be turning out in the Saudi Pro League after a reported £34.3m switch.
17. Seko Fofona – Al Nassr
The Ivory Coast International has joined Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr side, where he penned a three-year deal. Fofana made the move to Saudi Arabia having helped Lens finish second in Ligue 1 behind champions Paris Saint-Germain. He would earn £12.9m per year.
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18. Malcolm – Al Hilal
Al Hilal seemed the better of the Saudi Arabian pro league to, Brazilian international Malcom joined the club being the highest goal scorer in Russia as Zenit clinched the league title.
19. Moussa Dembele – Al Ettifaq
The former Celtic striker left Lyon after scoring just three goals in 20223/23 to sign a four-year deal which sees him team up with Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson in Saudi Arabia.
20. Jack Hendry – Al Ettifaq
The Scotland international joined Club Brugge in 2021 and went on to make 32 appearances in the Belgian Pro League. Having spent time on loan in Serie A with Cremonese last season before making a move to Al Ettifaq. He would be earning £15.2m yearly.
21. Frank Kessie – Al Ahli
After joining Barcelona from AC Milan in 2022, he joined Al Ahli this transfer window for a record fee of £12.5m. However, Frank Kessie struggled to keep a starting position under Xavi’s team and had to leave to get more playing time.