That was resolved a while back - the club got a transfer ban so they paid him immediately.
Jota | Ex-Celtic and now unregistered Saudi League player
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Yeah and from memory, I believe that was for a relatively low figure...now imagine the insane amount of money they will be giving out every week this season. Maybe I'm being cynical but if any of these big names pick up an injury and have to be out for 4-6 months...they might find a few of their payslips not arriving on time haha.
But I'm only half joking, we will need to wait and see how this Saudi League continues...especially once Ronaldo decides the desert life isn't for him anymore.
FIFPro also say that non payment of wages in Saudi Arabia is 'a recurring problem'.
Nothing much to analyse, they have foreign limits on squad roster on Saudi Arabia and they opted to leave Jota out of the squad.
But then why would they buy him?
I have a feeling that might become an issue especially if the league doesn't take off like the Saudis feel it could, think we could see issues with teams getting their transfer fees also.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/06/european-clubs-saudi-arabia-transfer-fees-football
Could we loan him depending on the Sancho/Antony situations?
Despite what people have suggested on here he is pretty decent on the right, and I really rate him as a player.
Despite what people have suggested on here he is pretty decent on the right, and I really rate him as a player.
Saw him once or twice at Celtic. He's a pretty good player. What an insane situation.
Yeah, or just shows how insane the finances are over in Saudi that they can spend 25m on a player and then discard them with ease!
Nothing to do with finances or anything football related. Do some research you will discover the answer.
Funny thing is he has more technical qualities to beat a man or make a pass rather than people like Anthony or mount. Mount is the one ten hag signing that still doesnt make sense at all...
Huh? What's the reason oh wise one.
People have made up fake stories it's because of his sexuality. standard "whatsapp rumour" pish.
Bit of a short-sighted move on the Saudi's part as it would surely discourage non-superstar players from signing for Saudi clubs if they think this kind of thing can happen and they could potentially lose a year of their career to these greedy idiots seeing a shinier toy in the shop window.
Part of me thinks that with this league being run by the saudi royalty that they can change the laws relating to these contracts at will if they so desire as well? Because who can challenge them on their own laws? Or am I over simplifying things?
A bit of cheap shot just for the sake of it, and here was me thinking this was the Jota thread.
Unregistered Saudi player Jota is better than Antony and Mount. Sure.
If you think Jota is half the player of either of those two then I don’t think football is for you.
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Still missing the point on all this. I said technical qualities on the ball. The best qualities of Anthony and mount are actually off the ball in the defensive phase. If you dont see why fans have been unimpressed with Anthony, then its you who doesnt know ball. When was the last time either of them beat a man...or assisted. Jota is unregistered because he made the wrong move for his career at this point and he found out that saudi isnt all that. That doesn't mean his technical qualities on the ball are not better than those of mount/Anthony at least based on his season last year. Said it before we went for Anthony that we ought to have gone for olise....same thing with mount. Time will tell though
Why buy him then? I mean I know they can afford it, but just seems a total waste of money and of Jota's time too.
Indeed!
Am with you on this, their country, their league, their rules ... Unless the international press picks up on it, who's going to kick up a fuss!
Saying that, for all we know, maybe Jota stepped out of line big time. But we would have heard about it if so.
Him being loaned out had been rumoured for a while. They bought him before they realised there were shinier toys available.
These hiring frenzy are state sponsored, they are basically hiring and dismissing a lot of players without much criteria, and if someone better comes, they will release someone who they see as less important for their "brand".
The problem is that only 3 or 4 clubs are included in this project, while the others might have some luck with a loan, but don't have the financial power to get anywhere near a top player. Yes, there will be a lot of big names in this league, but it will create a huge power unbalance