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Al Nassr and Al Hilal are two of the biggest teams in Saudi Arabia. However, with the influx of European players to the Saudi Pro League, the competition and level of talent have reached new heights. Both the teams have managed to secure some of the biggest names in soccer like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. However, these high-profile signings have come at a high cost.
In light of this, let’s take a look at the salaries and transfer expenditures of both Al Nassr and Al Hilal.
How much are both Al Nassr and Al Hilal paying their players?
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Let’s begin with the weekly salary wages of the players at Al Nassr.
| Player Name | Age | Position | Weekly Wage(approx.) |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 38 | Forward | $4.35 million |
| Sadio Mane | 31 | Forward | $831k |
| Marcelo Brozovic | 29 | Midfield | $235k |
| Alex Telles | 29 | Defense | $175k |
| Nordin Amrabat | 33 | Forward | $69k |
| Talisca | 29 | Midfield | $67k |
| Abderrazak Hamedallah | 29 | Forward | $61k |
| Maicon | 31 | Defense | $56k |
| Seko Fofana | 27 | Midfield | $36k |
| Gonzalo Martinez | 27 | Midfield | $29k |
| Brad Jones | 38 | Goalkeeper | $29k |
| Abdulfattah Asiri | 26 | Midfield | $26k |
| Petros | 31 | Midfield | $24k |
| Abdullah Madu | 27 | Defense | $24k |
| Kim Jin-Su | 28 | Defense | $23k |
| Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem | 26 | Midfield | $23k |
| Abdulrahman Al-Obaid | 27 | Defense | $23k |
| Ayman Yahya | 19 | Midfield | $23k |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | 20 | Forward | $22k |
| Abdullah Al-Khaibari | 23 | Midfield | $22k |
| Abdulrahman Al-Dossari | 22 | Midfield | $20k |
| Sultan Al-Ghanam | 26 | Midfield | $18k |
| Mukhtar Ali | 22 | Midfield | $18k |
| Ali Lajami | 24 | Defense | $18k |
| Yahya Al-Shehri | 30 | Midfield | $17k |
| Khalid Al-Ghannam | 19 | Midfield | $15k |
| Waleed Abdullah | 34 | Goalkeeper | $15k |
| Sami Al-Najai | 23 | Midfield | $14k |
| Abdulelah Al-Amri | 23 | Defense | $12k |
| Ali Al-Hassan | 23 | Midfield | $12k |
| Osama Al-Khalaf | 23 | Midfield | $10k |
| Hamad Al-Mansour | 27 | Defense | $9k |
| Raed Al-Ghamdi | 26 | Midfield | $8k |
| Mahmoud Samti | 27 | Defense | $5k |
| Mohannad Mando | 18 | Midfield | $70 |
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Al Hilal also possesses an impressive roster of players. Let’s also take a look the how much their players are earning weekly.
| Player Name | Age | Position | Weekly Wage(approx.) |
| Neymar | 31 | Forward | $3.22million |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | 32 | Defense | $390k |
| Yassine Bounou | 32 | Goalkeeper | $253k |
| Sebastian Giovinco | 36 | Forward | $201k |
| Bafétimbi Gomis | 34 | Forward | $161k |
| Malcom | 26 | Forward | $140k |
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | 28 | Midfield | $124k |
| Luciano Vietto | 26 | Forward | $109k |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 29 | Forward | $88k |
| André Carrillo | 29 | Midfield | $82k |
| Rúben Neves | 26 | Midfield | $76k |
| Abdullah Al-Mayouf | 36 | Goalkeeper | $24k |
| Jang Hyun-Soo | 28 | Defense | $23k |
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 20 | Forward | $23k |
| Ali Al-Bulayhi | 30 | Defense | $23k |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | 28 | Midfield | $22k |
| Amiri Kurdi | 28 | Defense | $22k |
| Mohammed Kanno | 25 | Midfield | $21k |
| Hattan Bahebri | 28 | Midfield | $21k |
| Salman Al-Faraj | 30 | Midfield | $20k |
| Mohammed Al-Burayk | 27 | Defense | $20k |
| Madallah Al-Olayan | 25 | Defense | $19k |
| Mohammed Jahfali | 29 | Defense | $18k |
| Muteb Al-Mufarraj | 23 | Defense | $18k |
| Yasser Al-Shahrani | 28 | Defense | $17k |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | 21 | Midfield | $15k |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | 26 | Forwards | $14k |
| Abdullah Al-Jadani | 29 | Goalkeeper | $12k |
| Nawaf Al-Ghamdi | 21 | Goalkeeper | $10k |
| Turki Al-Mutairi | 19 | Midfield | $9k |
| Fawaz Al-Tryes | 23 | Midfield | $9k |
| Habib Al-Watyan | 23 | Goalkepper | $8k |
The spending of both clubs on transfer market
Moving on to the transfer expenditures of both clubs, let’s first take a look at how much Al Nassr has splurged.
| Player Name | Age | Position | Transfer Fee |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 38 | Forward | Free |
| Otavio | 28 | Forward | $63.6 million |
| Sadio Mane | 31 | Forward | $32 million |
| Aymeric Laporte | 29 | Defense | $29 million |
| Seko Fofana | 28 | Midfield | $26.5 million |
| Marcelo Brozovic | 30 | Midfield | $19 million |
| Alex Telles | 30 | Defense | $4.9 million |
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Similarly, Al Hilal has also made significant financial commitments in securing their targets.
| Player Name | Age | Position | Transfer Fee |
| Neymar | 31 | Forward | $98.7 million |
| Malcolm | 26 | Forward | $65.8 million |
| Ruben Neves | 26 | Midfield | $60.3 million |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 29 | Forward | $57.7 million |
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | 28 | Midfield | $43.8 million |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | 32 | Defense | $25.2 million |
| Yassine Bounou | 32 | Goalkeeper | $23 million |
| Hassan Tambakti | 24 | Defense | $12.6 million |
In conclusion, the total expenditures in the transfer market and salaries of both Al Nassr and Al Hilal showcase the financial power and ambition of these Saudi Arabian giants.
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