The Saudi “Roshan” League enters the list of the 10 most valuable in the world

The market value of the Saudi Professional League “Roshan” exceeded the level of one billion dollars, to enter the league in the list of the “top 10 most valuable leagues” in the world.

The Kingdom’s Vision 2030 focuses on enhancing its investments and diversifying its economy away from oil, as the sports and entertainment sectors are at the forefront of the government’s agenda, especially after the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Riyadh last year.

This is a list of the “top 5 most valuable leagues” in the world of football, according to the “Transfermarkt” website:

The Saudi Professional League comes in tenth place, with a market value of 1.05 billion euros, to be the only Arab and Gulf league with a market value above one billion dollars / euros.

On an annual basis, the market value of the Saudi League increased by 213% from levels of 335.09 million euros in August of 2022.

With the exception of the English Premier League clubs, the teams in the Saudi Professional League are considered the most spenders in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, so that the league’s spending as a whole exceeds the largest European leagues such as the Italian, French, German and Spanish leagues.

Here is a list of the “most spending football leagues” in the current season, according to the “Transfermarkt” website:

Thus, the Spanish League is absent from the list for the first time in decades.

In terms of clubs, Al-Hilal Saudi Club is considered the largest spender during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, as the club invested 353.1 million euros to attract many great players headed by the Brazilian Neymar (in a deal that cost 90 million euros) coming from France and also Moroccan goalkeeper Bono (in a deal that cost 21 million). Euro) from Spain.

This is a list of the most spent clubs so far in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, according to the “Transfermarkt” website:

With the exception of the two English clubs, Saudi teams dominate the list of “most spending clubs”.

The market value of all Saudi clubs increased compared to their levels during the same period last year, with the exception of the Saudi club Al Wahda, which is the least valuable club at 12.38 million euros.

This is a list of the highest growing Saudi clubs in terms of market value on an annual basis until August 2023, according to the “Transfermarkt” website:

The Saudi League currently has 149 foreign players, or 28%, with an average age of 27.7 players. Neymar is considered the most valuable at 60 million euros.