Live Bar, August 18 news Saudi League dug up players in the European League this summer, including Henderson and Fabio from Liverpool. Red Army coach Klopp said frankly that he felt powerless when the players showed their willingness to transfer and talked about the impact of this extremely rich league.
Klopp said in an interview with German sport1: “It is a special situation for us now. Bobby’s contract has ended. Of course, he can do whatever he wants. He just made such a choice, which is completely reasonable.”
“And then when Hendo (Henderson) and Fabinho (Fabio) sat in my office and talked about it with me, after I knew more about this model, I knew that we had almost no chance to take measures against this situation.”
The reason why the Saudi League rose to become a “game changer” was that PIF, a sovereign fund, provided huge financial support for the league and the club. Klopp thought: “The financial situation of this league is absolutely special. I would say that they have almost no restrictions. There is absolutely no limit to a league that can sign Ronaldo and pay him so much money.”
When will such a wave end? Klopp said he could only guess: “I don’t know how far they want to hold on, how long they will hold on, and how big their scale will be.”
“In the end, Saudi Arabia, like Qatar in that year, will continue to develop interest in their football and their players. After that, they must also restrict their league matches in some way, and the club will no longer just use foreign players to fill their teams. This will be worthy of attention.”
In addition, it has been confirmed that Saudi Arabia also wants to host the World Cup in the medium term like Qatar, which will allow the country’s football offensive to continue for a longer period of time and bring permanent consequences. Klopp agrees with this: “I don’t know how much change Saudi Arabia’s capital investment will bring, but things will definitely change.”
Some players who went to Saudi Arabia to play football were also criticized, and they were believed to have helped the local government’s “Sportswashing sports whitening”. Regarding this topic, Klopp said cautiously: “It is very difficult to comment on the topic of human rights situation, and it is very difficult to say no matter which direction it is. Basically, I think given our different opinions, we certainly cannot understand all the details in their culture.”
Regarding the criticism from the outside world, Klopp said: “As long as we only look from the outside, nothing will happen. If there is anything positive about the whole thing, it is: as Saudi Arabia appears more and more in public view, we will learn more about the leagues, players there, we will also understand the life there.”
“I think this is also a step in the right direction. Outsiders can’t just sit here and say, ‘it’s not good here, it’s very bad there, and it’s also very bad there. There is no chance to change anything just by watching in the distance.”
Klop believes: “As more and more players go there and there are more and more related reports, we will know more and more about what is important and things will change in a more positive direction. I firmly believe this.”
(Ximu)
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