Players Who Switched To Saudi Clubs In 2023 Summer For Total $957m

On the aggregate, Saudi Arabian Pro League clubs have shelled out some $957 million to import about 97 foreign players in this year 2023 summer transfer window.

Kicking off the trend was Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who earlier left Manchester United for Al Nassr in the oil-rich region in January 2023 at a fee of $213 million.

TheNewsGiant brings you some of the biggest names in the 2023 transfer market.

1. Aleksandar Mitrović left Fulham to play for Al Hilal at €58 million
2. Alex Telles left Manchester United to play for Al Nassr at $7.71 million
3. Allan Saint-Maximin left Newcastle to play for Al Ahli at £20 million
4. Aymeric Laporte left Man City to play for Al Nassr at €30 million
5. Demarai Gray left Everton to play for Al Ettifaq at £8 million
6. Edouard Mendy left Chelsea to play for Al Ahli at $20.24 million
7. Fabinho left Liverpool to play for Al Ittihad at $51.5 million
8. Franck Kessié left Barcelona to play for Al Ahli at €12.5 million
9. Gabriel Veiga left Celta Vigo to play for Al Ahli at €35 million
10. Gini Wijnaldum left PSG to play for Al Ettifaq at €9 million
11. Jordan Henderson left Liverpool to play for Al Ettifaq at £12 million
12. Jota left Celtic to play for Al Ittihad at £25 million
13. Kalidou Koulibaly left Chelsea to play for Al Hilal at $22 million
14. Karim Benzema left Real Madrid to play for Al Ittihad at Free Transfer ($213 million)
15. Luiz Felipe left Real Betis to play for Al Ittihad at €25 million
16. Malcom left Zenit to play for Al Hilal at €60 million
17. Marcelo Brozović left Inter to play for Al Nassr at $19.6 million
18. Merih Demiral left Atalanta to play for Al Ahli at €20 million
19. Neymar left PSG to play for Al Hilal at €90 million
20. N’Golo Kante left Chelsea to play for Al Ittihad at Free Transfer
21. Otávio left Porto to play for Al Nassr at €60 million
22. Riyad Mahrez left Manchester City to play for Al Ahli at $38.5 million
23. Roberto Firmino left Liverpool to play for Al Ahli at Free
24. Roger Ibañez left Roma to play for Al Ahli at €31.5 million
25. Ruben Neves left Wolves to play for Al Hilal at $60 million
26. Sadio Mané left Bayern Munich to play for Al Nassr at $43.85 million
27. Seko Fofana left Lens to play for Al Nassr at $28.1 million
28. Sergej Milinković-Savić left Lazio to play for Al Hilal at $44.5 million
29. Yannick Carrasco left Atlético Madrid to play for Al Shabab at €15 million
30. Yassine Bounou left Sevilla to play for Al Hilal at €21 million