The authorities of Saudi Arabia want to popularize football at any cost and strengthen the Saudi Professional League.
After the record transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nasr, the authorities of Saudi Arabia offered Karim Benzema and Luka Modrić two-year contracts with a salary of 30 million dollars per season, and they could even choose a club from the league.
PSG defender Sergio Ramos received the same offer, El Mundo learns.
Saudi authorities want more stars in the league to give more weight to the bid to host the 2030 World Cup, along with Egypt and Greece.
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