{"id":289998,"date":"2023-09-16T09:07:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289998"},"modified":"2023-09-16T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:07:18","slug":"premier-league-urged-to-introduce-new-saudi-rule-after-mohamed-salah-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/premier-league-urged-to-introduce-new-saudi-rule-after-mohamed-salah-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League urged to introduce new Saudi rule after Mohamed Salah saga"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Premier League should ban any transfers to Saudi Arabia after the European transfer window has closed, Simon Jordan has suggested. Jordan has accused Saudi champions Al-Ittihad of \u2018disrupting\u2019 Liverpool\u2019s start to the season with their audacious attempt to steal Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n
Liverpool were forced to deal with the uncertainty surrounding Salah\u2019s future until September 7, an entire week after the British transfer window closed. Al-Ittihad launched a speculative \u00a3150million bid for the Egyptian, which was rejected, and reports claimed it would be followed by a whopping \u00a3200m proposal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, no move materialised and Salah remains a Liverpool player. However, several Premier League figures are wary of the newly-established power of Saudi clubs who are able to lure the top-flight\u2019s best talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jordan Henderson and Fabinho both left Liverpool for the Saudi riches. N\u2019Golo Kante, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ruben Neves were also among the stars who made the move to the Pro League.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Liverpool’s next transfer is clear as Jurgen Klopp names Premier League squad[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n However, former Crystal Palace owner Jordan has seen enough. He wants Premier League clubs to stop trading with their Saudi counterparts after the European transfer window has closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPremier League chief Richard Masters observed recently that we shouldn\u2019t be concerned by the Saudis\u2019 arrival. He\u2019s wrong, of course we should be worried!,\u201d Jordan wrote in the Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cMasters was foolish to say that because the Saudis could easily destabilise the ecosystem of football. If they continue to pay mind-boggling salaries that are beyond the reach of the world\u2019s biggest clubs then that will inevitably have a blowback effect on the economics of other leagues.<\/p>\n \u201cSo we need to start laying down some ground rules to our own clubs. A basic fundamental that could easily be introduced is preventing English clubs from trading with Saudi Arabia after the European transfer window closes. That is common sense and something central management in the Premier League should want to future-proof itself against the changes that are coming in our increasingly globalised society.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n DON’T MISS… <\/strong> <\/p>\n Justifying the rule, Jordan added: \u201cIt would put a stop to the charade we saw last week surrounding Mo Salah and the fear Liverpool had of losing their star man in such a manner.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know whether it was ignorance, arrogance, naivety or plain show-boating on the part of the Saudis but it was disruptive to Liverpool and can easily be prevented from happening again by introducing that one simple measure.\u201d<\/p>\n English clubs banked a quarter of a billion pounds from Saudi clubs during the summer transfer window. Al-Hilal\u2019s \u00a347m move for former Wolves midfielder Neves was the biggest fee for a single player.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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