Saudi Arabia League

Jordan Henderson is set to travel to Amsterdam before the weekend to complete his move to Ajax having reached an agreement to leave Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.All parties are currently ironing out the final details of the contract…

How bad must it have been? How awful must Jordan Henderson have found life in Saudi Arabia’s Pro League to make it worth this? He went there boldly, portraying himself as a pioneer off to develop Saudi football, naively insisting he had…

Jordan Henderson has completed his move back into European football after his Al-Ettifaq contract was terminated and he signed for Ajax.The transfer came after the England midfielder had spent less than six months in Saudi Arabia, amid…

The England international Jordan Henderson has apologised to anyone who was "offended" or "let down" following his move to Saudi Arabia last summer. The former…

Cristiano Ronaldo has said that the Saudi Pro League is a better standard of football than France's Ligue 1 and that he is still one of the world's best forwards.…

After Jordan Henderson’s departure from the Pro League to join Ajax, a fellow Premier League emigre has spoken of the difficulty of life in Saudi Arabian football.The defender Aymeric Laporte, formerly of Manchester City and a Spain…

Newcastle’s Miguel Almirón is the subject of interest from the Saudi Pro League’s Al-Shabab. If the Riyadh club come up with Newcastle’s £30m valuation for the player, who turns 30 next month, it will leave their ­majority Saudi owners…

Lyon are attempting a reunion with Karim Benzema, who could become the latest high-profile player to leave the Saudi Pro League this month.Talks have taken place over a deal that would see the striker return to his boyhood club, but…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr have cancelled their two-game China tour after the forward sustained an injury, the club said on Tuesday, sparking concern over the Portuguese’s participation in their upcoming game against Lionel Messi’s…

Miguel Almirón looks set to stay at Newcastle this month after Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab failed to secure a deal for the Paraguayan.Newcastle had been open to selling Almirón if the Riyadh-based club could match their £30m…