Miami may have got Messi but the Saudi League has much more moolah and many big names have followed Ronaldo to make their fortune (increase) in the desert kingdom. Here’s a list of some who have made the move.
Karim Benzema: Real Madrid to Al Ittihad ($213m)
N’Golo Kante: Chelsea to Al Ittihad ($109.8m)
Jota: Celtic to Al Ittihad ($31.73m.)
Ruben Neves: Wolverhampton Wanderers to Al Hilal ($60m.)
Kalidou Koulibaly, Chelsea to Al Hilal ($21.6m.)
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Lazio to Al Hilal ( $44.5m)
Edouard Mendy, Chelsea to Al Ahli ($20.24m )
Roberto Firmino: Liverpool to Al Ahli
Riyad Mahrez: Manchester City to Al Ahli ($38.5m.)
Marcelo Brozovic: Inter Milan to Al Nassr ($19.6m.)
Seko Fofana: Lens to Al Nassr ( $28.1m.)
Alex Telles: Manchester United to Al Nassr ($7.71m)
Steven Gerrard has moved to Al-Ettifaq as manager .
All the numbers pale into relative insignificance when it comes to Kylian Mbappe. Al Hilal have offered an insane 300 million euros to PSG for him.