“Talented players won’t go there.” The agent answered the question, could Dzyuba or Smolov move to Saudi Arabia

Portuguese agent Paulo Barbosa believes that talented footballers with ambitions will not go to the Saudi Arabian championship.

French Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema signed with Al-Ittihad on Tuesday.

– Do you think one of the older Russians could go to play in Saudi Arabia? Perhaps Dziuba or Smolov, who are already over 30 years old?

– It’s not so much a question of age as of ambition. Talented players will not go there, because the quality of football in Saudi Arabia leaves much to be desired, the championship there is far from top-notch. Anyone who wants to perform at a high level, to get into the national team, is unlikely to decide to go there. For some players, of course, it is important not where they played, but how much money they have left in their account. But this is also a choice, it should be respected, ”Match TV quotes Barboza.

The Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo plays in the championship of Saudi Arabia, defending the colors of Al-Nasr. There was also information that the seven-time winner of the Golden Ball Argentinean Lionel Messi has an offer from the Al-Hilal club.