Will the transfers to the Saudi league become a problem for European football?

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There are increasing rumors that many prominent players want to leave the Saudi league and return to Europe in the coming summer transfer-season. All this despite the fact that the Saudis offer so much more money than the european clubs, but even in europe top players earn more than they can spend in a normal life and presumably most of them don't want to live restricted like in Saudi Arabia. By the way, I recently even read that the saudi prince personally wants to contact Mbappe. But I doubt that a young Kylian would move to this league and end his entire career with this move.

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Having opened the topic in 2023 when a large number of players changed clubs, I can now say that the transfers have not weakened european football. Transfers declined significantly in 2024 and even more so in 2025 with some players even returning to european teams. Many footballers are also now turning down offers.

But one change has remained noticeable: footballers have become slightly more expensive for all clubs, although I cannot say for sure what the reason for that is.

What do you think?