Saudi financial technology is crazy! 40 billion won in 2 years. HERE WE GO back to Europe

Jun 05, 2025

Saudi financial technology is crazy! 40 billion won in 2 years. HERE WE GO back to Europe
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Life will have to be like Gabri Beiga.

Fabrizio Romano, a transfer market expert, said on the 5th (Korea time) "Beiga will move to FC Porto."He added HERE WE GO, which is only shouted when the contract is signed. He explained "The initial transfer fee is 15 million euros (about 23.3 billion won), and a contract has been signed that includes additional options."

He added: "With Beiga's return to Europe, Al Ahli and both the players and the club have reached an agreement."Medical tests booked, Villas-Boas Porto chairman finalised deal and now it's all over."," he added. After a season in Saudi Arabia, Beiga returned to the European stage and took on a new challenge in Porto, Portugal.




Beiga, who started his soccer career with Celta Vigo's youth team, drew the attention of European big clubs with a remarkable performance in the 2022-2023 season and finally the first team stage. Napoli, which recruited Kim Min-jae at the time, actively jumped into Bay's recruitment.
Saudi financial technology is crazy! 40 billion won in 2 years. HERE WE GO back to Europe
But contrary to everyone's expectations, Beiga abruptly ended negotiations with Naples and chose to go to Saudi Arabia. At the young age of 21, a player considered the future of Spain decided to make money, not a career, by signing Al Ahli.

Criticism was also strong in Europe. If you are a player heading into the twilight of your career, you can choose to go to Saudi Arabia after seeing the money, but a promising player who can be selected for the Spanish national team was tempted by oil money as soon as he made his debut. The disappointment of choosing reality over dreams followed him.
Saudi financial technology is crazy! 40 billion won in 2 years. HERE WE GO back to Europe
Still, the reward was clear. Beiga received a basic annual salary of 24 million euros (about 37.4 billion won) for two years at Al Ahli. On top of that, he would have received a travel, attack point allowance, and additional prize money by winning the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) with Al Ahli. It is expected to have earned nearly 40 billion won in two seasons. Beiga doesn't have to worry about living even if he plays for the rest of his life.

After playing for Saudi Arabia for two seasons, Beiga immediately knocked on Europe's door. Beiga, who was born in 2002, has not given up her dream of becoming a professional yet. Since he played on the Saudi stage for two years, there were doubts about his skills, but Porto approached Veiga.




Porto is still a young player, so he doesn't seem to have doubts about his skills. When Beiga was at Celta in the 2022-2023 season, he showed very good performance with 11 league goals and four assists. This season, Al Ahli also scored eight goals and six assists in 46 games. Beiga will be able to advance to the big leagues again if he proves it in Porto.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.