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Tom Cavilla

Gary Neville demands 'instant embargo' on Chelsea transfers to Saudi Arabia as Premier League stance emerges

Gary Neville has demanded the Premier League block transfers to Saudi Arabian clubs amid questions over the integrity of the division.

A number of high-profile players from the English top-flight have begun completing mega-money deals to the Middle East, including N'Golo Kante and Ruben Neves. Kick-starting this trend in December was Cristiano Ronaldo, who will soon be joined by his former Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema in the division.

Chelsea are currently the club offloading the most players to the Saudi Pro League, with Kante already gone and Edouard Mendy, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kalidou Koulibaly and Romelu Lukaku also been tipped to follow the same path. This, in particular, has caused controversy due to alleged links between Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Londoners.

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