Michael Emenalo, former Chelsea technical director has revealed that in a couple of years, there will only be participation of exceptional players in the SPL (Saudi Pro League) as he vows to make it a world-leading division league.
The SPL made a statement of intent when Al-Nassr signed arguably one of the best players in history Cristiano Ronaldo and since then, more players have joined him including Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firminho, Henderson, World Cup winner, Ngolo Kante and others who are on a staggering salary contract.
Emenalo who is the Saudi Pro League’s transfer chief says he wants all the top players and has warned that more incredible spending is planned in the current window as the upstart league’s director of football claims that the English FA has nothing to fear in setting out his plan for the SPL to become a superpower within a few short years.
“I would love to have Mbappe here, I would love to have Harry Kane here.
The league would like to have all the top players. In a couple of years, in a few short years, this will become a league for exceptional players only.
It will become a league only for those who are at the top of their game,” he said as culled from Dailymail Sport.
“And yes, we have resources and we’re going to use those resources to make sure the only players that are here are the ones that are at the top of their game,” he added.
“There’s always more business to be done,’ he said. We’re always open for some surprises, you know, maybe something big happens.
But now the clubs are working frantically to improve their squads and they will continue to do that until the end of the transfer window.”
Earlier this week, Premier League boss Richard Masters backed the domestic competition to stave off any Saudi threat to become the world’s leading division but admitted its growing presence was something that officials would have to keep an eye on.
