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Daily Mirror
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Fraser Watson

Inside luxury £173m private jet used by Saudi team including golden throne for new signings

It's not just huge wages that stars can look forward to if they opt to join the growing phenomenon that is the Saudi Pro League - it seems the match travel isn't too shabby either either.

The world's most lucrative league is beginning to exert its influence on world football, amid the frenzied publicity that accompanied Cristiano Ronaldo's £173 million a year move to Al-Nassr in January. And a host of Premier League players are set to follow suit this summer, with the likes of N'Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly and Ruben Neves already confirming moves to the Middle East.

And now one former Manchester United striker, already plying his trade in Saudi, has lifted the lid on further luxuries available for players who move to the top flight. Odion Ighalo, who was on loan at Old Trafford in 2020/21, was the league's top scorer this season after scoring 19 times for Al-Hilal.

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