{"id":156860,"date":"2024-02-28T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/mohamed-salah-kevin-de-bruyne-top-saudi-pro-league-transfer-wishlist\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T13:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T13:39:20","slug":"mohamed-salah-kevin-de-bruyne-top-saudi-pro-league-transfer-wishlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/mohamed-salah-kevin-de-bruyne-top-saudi-pro-league-transfer-wishlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed Salah &#038; Kevin De Bruyne top Saudi Pro League transfer wishlist \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne have been earmarked as the joint-top targets for the Saudi Pro League this summer,\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>90min<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0understands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After following the acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo with big-money moves for the likes of Neymar, Fabinho and Karim Benzema last summer, Saudi dealmakers are once again plotting to try and lure some of Europe\u2019s biggest names over to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>A list of close to 100 possible options exists with 20 primary or \u2018elite\u2019 targets, and Saudi officials are hopeful of convincing close to half of those top-tier candidates to make the move. It was also the same approach in summer 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Right at the top of the wish list are Salah and De Bruyne, who\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0understands have been highlighted as the joint-top targets for the division.<\/p>\n<p>There is a belief inside Saudi Arabia that Salah would be open to a move to the country at some point.\u00a0A fresh approach will be made for the Liverpool star this summer\u00a0as he approaches the final year of his contract but it is not yet clear whether he would entertain a departure from Anfield this summer, with a decision on a new deal expected to be made later this year.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hqp6m9c9f6cj8svgee.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mohamed Salah\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s hope in the Middle East that Salah will move this summer \/ Ryan Pierse\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>As for De Bruyne, the\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0playmaker\u2019s representatives are yet to give any indication of his interest in moving to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>City are keen to tie De Bruyne down to a new contract \u2013 his deal also runs until 2025 \u2013 and manager Pep Guardiola has publicly admitted his desire to continue working with the Belgian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a question for him, I\u2019d love him to stay but I don\u2019t know,\u201d Guardiola said recently. \u201cI heard some links but I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s an offer, I don\u2019t know if Saudi Arabia wants him. I would love him to stay until the end of his career, but everyone is everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dream inside Saudi Arabia would be for Salah to join Al Hilal and play alongside Neymar (if he stays), Ruben Neves and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, while De Bruyne would likely be targeted by either Al Nassr or Al Ittihad, who are\u00a0both also working on deals to sign centre-back Raphael Varane from Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>A decision on which club would make the final push for De Bruyne would be made internally in Saudi Arabia so as to avoid two clubs bidding against one another.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hqnssmknd4cc4pc21k.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Pep Guardiola, Kevin De Bruyne\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Guardiola wants De Bruyne to sign a new contract \/ James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Thiago Alcantara is another name to watch. Al Ettifaq are one of several Saudi clubs exploring agreeing a pre-contract with the Liverpool midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>And with quota rules changing, allowing for 10 foreigners next season, but two born in 2003 or after, keep an eye on some younger names. Although there is a general desire to buy, loans will be considered to get a higher level of promising talent and create a connection with top clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Lorient\u2019s Eli Junior Kroupi,\u00a0Dortmund\u2019s Almugera\u00a0Kabar, Sampdoria\u2019s Facundo Gonzalez (on loan from Juventus) and Liverpool\u2019s Ben Doak, who is currently injured, are all under consideration for temporary deals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne have been earmarked as the joint-top targets for the Saudi Pro League this summer,\u00a090min\u00a0understands. 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