On February 5 local time, the Saudi Pro League issued a statement to the media, emphasizing the financial management independence of each club.
(Note: This statement was sent to major media outlets by the spokesperson of the Saudi Professional League. Media outlets such as Sky Sports, The Guardian, and the BBC all received the same press release and published it.)
Previously, there were reports that Cristiano Ronaldo was dissatisfied with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) because the fund failed to invest funds in Al Nassr during the winter transfer window, while the rival Al Hilal—also 75% owned by PIF—signed his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema.
A spokesperson for the Saudi Professional League said: "The Saudi Professional League is based on a simple principle: all clubs operate independently under the same rules. Each club has its own board of directors, management, and football leadership team. Decisions regarding signings, expenditures, and strategies are made by each club on its own, within a financial framework designed to ensure sustainability and competitive balance. This framework applies equally across the entire league. Since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, he has been fully committed and has played an important role in the club's growth and ambitions. Like any elite competitor, he desires to win. But no individual—no matter how important—can decide matters outside their own club."
The spokesperson continued: "Recent transfer activities clearly reflect this point. One club chose a certain way to strengthen its squad, while another chose a different way. These are decisions made by the clubs within the approved financial framework. The competitiveness of the league is self-evident. Since the points gap between the top four teams is very small, the title race is still full of suspense. This balance reflects that the league system is operating as expected. The focus remains on football itself—on the pitch, as it should be—while committing to maintaining a credible and competitive league for players and fans."
aktakt
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Drama Queen Psychopath Man. Full of himself and always looking for excuse to blame on others on his own failure
ciuceimnsy
76
CR7 didn’t win anything for Alnasser. His main focus is just to score a goal. Alnasser has to sell CR7 and buy young players which can help them to win trophies
boy_daza
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Why Benzema left Al-Ittihad for Al Hilal!?!?!. It seems like both reacted to the PIF on that matter. But Benzema cares about himself winning trophies not Al Ittihad. This is different to CR7, He cares about the whole team, he wants Al Nasr to win trophies and not himself. Trust me if it were for himself, he would have asked to run to Al Hilal too for him to win trophies.
Mawsor09
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Without CR7 SPL is just an unknown league 😂😂
Davichi
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With each day that passes, it seems like Ronaldo will find himself out of Al nassr, and Saudí as a whole sooner, rather than later. So the question is, where would he go next to reach his focus of 1,000 goals? Maybe Chína or Irâq league? The story gets more and more interesting and it's amazing to see how his fans blindly come out to defend a defenseless person. 😂😂🤣🙊
Hebklnor
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When one is outspoken he is term arrogant.