Lionel Messi may have opted to join Inter Miami instead of signing a huge £320m-a-year contract with Al-Hilal, but the Saudi Pro League are just getting started in their attempts to recruit football's biggest names.
Cristiano Ronaldo was the first superstar to make the jump, joining Al Nassr in January on a two-and-a-half year deal that sees him bank around £173m-a-year. Ronaldo's former Real Madrid teammate has now joined him in Saudi Arabia, signing a contract worth a reported £171m-a-year with Al-Ittihad.
"It's a good league and there are many good players," Benzema said after he was officially unveiled. "Cristiano Ronaldo is already there, a friend which shows Saudi Arabia is starting to further progress its level."
