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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

New Saints issue warning over sales to Saudi Pro League after Al-Orobah deal

Brad Young with teammates in the  Al-Orobah dressing room.
Brad Young (right) signed for Al-Orobah from The New Saints last summer, and has scored once in nine appearances for the Saudi Pro League side. Photograph: @ALOROBAH_FC

Clubs should think twice before doing transfer deals with those in the Saudi Pro League, according to the Welsh side The New Saints, who claim they are yet to receive a penny after selling their star striker Brad Young to the Saudi club Al-Orobah last summer.

Young moved from Wales to the Middle East for a fee of £190,000. TNS wrote to Fifa for help in January after an agreed payment was not made by Al-Orobah. That money has still not been paid, the club say, while a second instalment is now also overdue.

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