CHELSEA flop Alvaro Morata is the latest player being targeted by the Saudi league.
Al-Hilal have opened talks with Atletico Madrid for the forward, 30, for a transfer said to be worth £20million.
Al-Hilal in particular have not been afraid to splash the cash as part of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s funding of the league.
The club look set to pay a whopping £47m for Wolves’ Ruben Neves and around £25m for Chelsea’s Kalidou Koulibaly.
Morata would be set to earn a massive wage if he was to sign for the Saudi club.
According to The Daily Mail, the striker would earn £40m-a-year which translates to £923,000-a-week.
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Morata’s signing would be regarded as a major coup for the Saudi game.
Aged 30, he is not over the hill, and started for Spain in their Nations League final victory over Croatia on Sunday.
Having played for Real Madrid, Juventus, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid he has played for some of the biggest clubs in the world and has won almost all there is to win at club level.
He experienced a disappointing return this season, scoring just 13 times and contributing two assists during 36 LaLiga games.
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Morata’s departure to the Saudi league would see him follow in the footsteps of a number of Chelsea stars set to swap West London for the Middle East.
Chelsea have used the Saudi League as a means to get rid of several cast-offs.
As well as the £25m fee they will receive for Koulibaly, 32, they have also been able to command an £8m fee for Hakim Ziyech, 30.
Kante has also left the club for Al-Ittihad on a free transfer which will see him earn £21.5m-a-year.
The club are also working to find deals for Callum Hudson-Odoi and Romelu Lukaku in the Saudi league.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
