• Football
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Home
  • Football
    • England
    • Transfer News
    • Premier League
    • Champions League
    • Lionel Messi
    • Cristiano Ronaldo
    • EA FC 25
    • Wrexham
  • Boxing
    • Tyson Fury
    • Anthony Joshua
    • Oleksandr Usyk
    • Mike Tyson
    • Jake Paul
    • Logan Paul
  • UFC
    • Dana White
    • Conor McGregor
    • Khabib Nurmagomedov
    • Jon Jones
    • Paddy Pimblett
    • Joe Rogan
  • Other Sport
    • Athletics
    • Formula 1
    • MMA
    • Motorsport
    • NBA
    • Darts
    • NFL
    • Snooker
    • Wrestling
    • Tennis
    • Cricket
    • Golf
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube
Saudi Arabia have selected their top two Premier League transfer targets for January

Home> Football> Saudi Pro League

Published 15:18 13 Nov 2023 GMT

Saudi Arabia have selected their top two Premier League transfer targets for January

The Saudi Pro League are looking to recruit from the Premier League once again.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Man Utd winger Jadon Sancho and Spurs striker Richarlison have been linked with moves to Saudi Arabia in January.

The Saudi Pro League is already gearing up for the winter window and is finalising how much each top club will have to spend.

Last summer, 13 Premier League players decided to swap England for the Middle East. Among those were Liverpool trio Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, Manchester City duo Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte, plus Newcastle cult hero Allan Saint-Maximin.

They also spent big overseas, bringing in Neymar and Spanish midfield prospect Gabriel Veiga.

Per The Telegraph, Saudi officials have accepted long-term targets Mohamed Salah and Song Heung-min will be hard to obtain in the January transfer window.

Advert

Salah is in the middle of a fine season for Liverpool and Son has become Spurs' main man under Ange Postecoglou following Harry Kane's departure for Bayern Munich.

It means they may turn their attention to players further down their wishlist, with United outcast Sancho a strong possibility, given his exile.

The 23-year-old hasn't played since September after a public falling out with manager Erik ten Hag over his efforts in training.

Sancho hasn't played since August. (Image
Getty)

Advert

Sancho claimed he's been made a 'scapegoat' in a now-deleted tweet, but he's refused to apologise to Ten Hag privately or publicly.

Richarlison is currently out after undergoing surgery on his pelvis but his game time has reduced since the arrival of Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest.

Johnson scored his first goal for the club in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers and is considered a top prospect.

After undergoing surgery last week, Richarlison posted to Instagram: "Since the beginning of the year, I've been dealing with unbearable pain, affecting my performance and joy on the field.

Advert

Richarlison is currently out with an injury. (Image
Getty)

"A few days ago, I decided it was time to prioritise my health, recover, and regain the physical condition for my best performance and, most importantly, to live without the pain I've been feeling.

"Now, I'm heading home to rest a bit and kick off the recovery process. I know there will be challenging days without doing what I love most in life, but it wouldn't be fair to myself, my club, and the national team to keep neglecting my health.

"Very soon, I'll be back, God willing, 100 per cent recovered and ready for the challenges ahead!"

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images

Topics: Jadon Sancho, Richarlison, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Pro League, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

X

@DanMarland_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

2 mins ago
an hour ago
2 hours ago
  • 2 mins ago

    Cristiano Ronaldo's new Al Nassr contract could see second player leave after Jhon Duran exit

    Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new contract with Al Nassr but it may result in key departures at the club.

    Football
  • an hour ago

    Liverpool fans slam Trent Alexander-Arnold's brother after talented wonderkid rejects new deal to sign for Premier League rival

    Trent Alexander-Arnold may have left Liverpool but the club's supporters are still furious with his brother and agent.

    Football
  • 2 hours ago

    Roy Keane was challenged to fight by former Premier League manager who claimed Man Utd legend 'is not as tough as he makes out'

    Roy Keane is considered one of football's last hardmen

    Football
  • 2 hours ago

    Viktor Gyokeres 'splits from model girlfriend' to 'remove all ties to Portugal' after she makes feelings clear on preferred transfer decision

    The reason behind Viktor Gyokeres ending his relationship with Ines Aguiar has been revealed.

    Football
  • Jhon Duran was left 'confused' about following strict Saudi Arabia law which Cristiano Ronaldo was allowed to bypass
  • Saudi Arabia offering semi-pro footballers incredible deal to play in their fourth division as wages revealed
  • Premier League club ‘monitoring’ Jadon Sancho’s time at Chelsea and are ready to make outrageous transfer
  • Man City have already found their Kevin De Bruyne replacement amid Saudi Pro League rumours