The Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, says big spending Saudi clubs have ‘changed the market’ and that he expects more players to leave Europe for lucrative deals. ‘A few months ago, when Cristiano [Ronaldo] was the only one to go, no one thought this many top, top players would play in the Saudi league,’ Guardiola said. ‘In the future there will be more and that’s why clubs need to be aware of what is happening.’
Pep Guardiola says Saudi spending has ‘changed market’ after Mahrez exit
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