If interest in him dried up due to his demand, he would have very few choice. With Newcastle he gets to play in Europe with Saudi league wage premium.
And ‘new money’ clubs love to sign very high profile player as a statement. Similar to what Man City did with Robinho signing.
Being practically state owned they also have the mechanism to pay him big money while sidestepping FFP. An obvious one is being paid as the football ambassador for 2030 World Cup.
Newcastle is a dark horse candidate.
If interest in him dried up due to his demand, he would have very few choice. With Newcastle he gets to play in Europe with Saudi league wage premium.
And ‘new money’ clubs love to sign very high profile player as a statement. Similar to what Man City did with Robinho signing.
Being practically state owned they also have the mechanism to pay him big money while sidestepping FFP. An obvious one is being paid as the football ambassador for 2030 World Cup.