Sporting director says league ‘open to any superstar’Emanalo insists there is no desire to see players leave in January
The Saudi Pro League’s sporting director has declared that any superstar player, including Lionel Messi, is welcome in the country.
Michael Emenalo, the former Chelsea technical director, took his SPL role in July, heading to the Gulf nation in the same summer as players such as Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez, who had in turn followed in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, an Al-Nassr signing last December.
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