Lto league of Saudi Arabia it’s becoming a serious thing. Cristiano Ronaldo He opened the can last season and in the little time we have been on the market, the Middle East championship is taking stars that until recently were just a dream. That Benzema chose to leave there, finishing his Madrid tour in a hurry, presaged what is happening now.
Agents in Europe and around the world are receiving offers for their players that were unthinkable a few weeks ago. But it’s not just footballers who are being lured by the sheikhs’ dollars. Its Saudi teams are also eager for coaches who will give the leap they want to the league. They need talent, both on the pitch and on the bench. The offers are dizzying and also resort to new technologies.
So much so that the specialized employment portal ‘FootballJobs’ He received a proposal a few days ago that attracted a lot of attention. ‘Looking for a coach to train in the Saudi first division. Salary for the technical staff: 5 million euros’. The Spanish platform verified its veracity and, although for obvious reasons it does not mention the team in question, it proceeded to publish it so that its more than 3,000 subscribers could access it.
That’s right, the requirements that are required to access this job offer are not fulfilled by anyone: “Having coached a first division team and international experience. No amateur, grassroots, or coaches who do not meet the requirements“. The offer is striking due to the amount of the emoluments offered but from FutbolJobs they recognize that, in recent weeks, they have tested many more offers than usual from the Middle Eastern country. “Since we started, in 2013 we have always worked with the Saudi market, but in recent weeks we have published offers for first and second division coaches and even players for the third Saudi, with a salary of $4,000,” explains one of the managers. of SoccerJobs.
