Cristiano Ronaldo impact: Three players who could be on their way to Saudi Arabia in the future

That
is
what
a
superstar
of
the
stature
of
Cristiano
Ronaldo
can
do.
The
Portuguese
international
has
completely
transformed
Saudi
Arabian
football
scenes
and
it
would
be
hardly
surprising
to
see
more
and
more
popular
footballers
follow
the
Portuguese
icon
to
Saudi
Arabia.

Given
the
money
the
Saudi
Pro
League
can
offer,
it
has
everything
to
eclipse
the
likes
of
Major
League
Soccer
and
Chinese
Pro
League
for
footballers
who
are
looking
for
fat
pay
cheques
in
the
later
years
of
their
careers.
Several
top
players
have
been
linked
with
moves
to
Saudi
Pro
League
following
Ronaldo’s
switch
to
Riyadh-based
Al-Nassr.
Here,
we
will
take
a
look
at
three
such
players.

Lionel
Messi

With
Cristiano
Ronaldo
already
in
Saudi
Arabia,
it
is
quite
natural
to
see
Lionel
Messi
also
being
linked
with
a
move
to
the
Middle
East.
Al-Nassr’s
biggest
rivals
Al
Hilal
are
reportedly
preparing
a
massive
offer
to
sign
Lionel
Messi.
As
per
reports
in
Spain,
the
Riyadh-based
side
are
ready
to
offer
£194
million
per
season
as
wages
to
the
former
Barcelona
man
to
lure
him
away
from
PSG,
whose
contract
at
the
Parc
des
Princes
expires
this
summer.

Sergio
Ramos

Sergio
Ramos
faces
a
similar
situation
at
PSG
like
Messi
as
his
contract
is
also
up
for
expiry
this
summer.
Reports
claimed
that
the
Spaniard
could
be
let
go
by
the
French
champions
as
they
look
to
cut
down
their
wage
bill
and
also
look
to
bring
more
young
blood
into
the
side.
Ramos
has
been
linked
with
a
move
to
Al-Nassr
where
he
would
be
reunited
with
long-term
former
teammate
Ronaldo.

Luka
Modric

Luka
Modric
seems
to
be
defying
age
with
relative
ease
and
is
getting
better
and
better.
Even
at
the
age
of
37,
he
remains
one
of
the
best
and
most
consistent
midfielders
in
world
football.
However,
Modric’s
contract
with
Real
Madrid
expires
this
summer.
Although
he
will
probably
be
offered
a
new
deal,
Modric
has
also
been
linked
with
a
reunion
with
Ronaldo
at
Al-Nassr.