Is The Manchester United Star Move to Saudi Arabia League?

 

It turned out that Cristiano Ronaldo was just the start. Saudi Arabian football made waves earlier this year when Al-Nassr signed the five-time Ballon d'Or winner - but it was nothing compared to the tidal wave generated by a £700 million ($870m) summer spending spree that saw the likes of Karim Benzema and Neymar join Ronaldo in the Middle East.

With Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) both taking over and providing huge financial backing to four of the country's biggest clubs - Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad - the scale of the project became abundantly clear.

Michael Emenalo, the Saudi Pro League's director of football, is not expecting the January transfer window to be "very busy", arguing that most of the competition's teams now "have what they need". However, the former Chelsea technical director admitted that any attempts to make "additions of the highest level" will be fully supported

Last summer, the idea of Manchester United selling Casemiro would have been inconceivable. The Brazil international was coming off the back of a fantastic debut season in England, having had a transformative effect on Erik ten Hag's team following his shock arrival from Real Madrid.

Many United players are struggling this term, which hasn't helped the defensive midfielder's cause, but time appears to have caught up with the 31-year-old, who is being overrun with alarming ease and regularity these days.

Hardly surprising, then, there is mounting speculation of a winter-window move to Saudi Arabia, which would appear to be mutually beneficial for everyone involved. Casemiro has nothing left to prove at this level, while United could clearly do with a straightforward sale after struggling to clear dead wood last su

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