Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit told SPORTbible that players moving to the Saudi Pro League needed to “look themselves in the mirror”.
have all followed Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia, seemingly swayed by the Gulf state’s riches.
towards the end of their careers, he questioned the ambition of younger stars interested in a move there., the World Cup winner said: “If I was at the end of my career it would be easier for me [to consider moving to the Saudi Pro League] but if I am 24 or 25 years old and I’m choosing to leave European football for Saudi Arabia, we all know the reason - It’s just because of the money.“There is no sporting reason to go over there.
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