Hours After Billionaire Owner Lashed Out at Saudi Clubs for Transfer Mayhem, Fulham Manager Offered $51,000,000 Deal by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Rivals

Another day, another transfer headline dominated by the Saudis. Currently, there are a lot of developments surrounding the European and Middle Eastern markets. A trend that began with Cristiano Ronaldo, Saudi Pro League continues to expand with full force as they look to lure more players from the international market. Likewise, there has been yet another fresh development.

So far the exodus to Saudi has been initiated by many renowned stars including Karim Benzema, N’golo Kante, Marcelo Brozovic, and Kalidou Koulibaly. Not only the players but SPL clubs are now targeting managers as well. Interestingly, one of the Gulf domestic sides has offered a lucrative offer to a Premier League manager.

Rivals of Cristiano Ronaldo eye Premier League manager

It was just recently that one of Al Nassr’s rivals, Al Ettifaq, lured in a PL manager, Steven Gerrard to become their new boss. Subsequently, we may see another English League manager catch a flight to the Middle East. Well, this comes from the mouth of Sports Broadcaster, Ben Jacobs, who has ignited speculations surrounding Fulham manager, Marco Silva.

Jacobs tweeted, “Marco Silva has a £6m release clause & is in talks with Al-Ahli to become their new coach, as @SkyKaveh reports. Al-Ahli want a quick answer. Silva offered a two-year deal worth around £40m. He’s always been Al-Ahli’s top target as manager despite talks with Luciano Spalletti.”

Although, as per Jacobs, Al Ahli already had talks with Napoli manager Spalletti, Silva has been in their eyes for quite a while. Also, the Fulham manager has a release clause of just $7 million, which they are ready to pay. Moreover, Silva is also being offered a lucrative deal worth $51 million for over 2 years.

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Indeed, the deal’s pretty solid, but it remains to be seen how they manage to get a breakthrough in his signing. Al Ahli is already at a crossroads after showing a potential interest in one of their players, Alexander Mitrovic. In fact, the club’s billionaire owner had some blasting words for the latest transfer mayhem caused by Saudi clubs.

Billionaire owner slammed Saudi Arabian clubs for causing transfer mayhem

Business magnate Shahid Khan owns the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars and the PL’s Fulham. Following an exceptional 2022–23 season under Marco Silva, Fulham is currently facing an unexpected setback. Tony Khan, Shahid Khan’s son and an executive at Fulham has made astonishing remarks that have reverberated throughout the soccer community. It appears that Tony expressed discontent with the current state of affairs in the soccer market.

Tony said, “It’s amazing and I think if you have enough money you can get away with anything, including m*rder, and try to sign up all the top players in the world.” Apparently, Tony took an indirect hit on Ahli’s attempts to lure their star player, Mitrovic. Furthermore, the Serbian striker is also burning bridges with the club. This is because the Cottagers are valuing him highly to fend off the interest of his buyers. Indeed, the situation doesn’t look good at Craven Cottage

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