Jamie Carragher says he is concerned about Saudi Arabia’s recent interest in Premier League players amid rumours that Bernardo Silva could be the next to make the switch.
N’Golo Kante has agreed terms with Al-Ittihad while Hakim Ziyech, Wilfried Zaha and Ruben Neves are reportedly close to replicating Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo’s January move to Saudi Arabia.
The mass transfer interest comes after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) - Newcastle’s owners - bought four of the Pro-League’s most successful clubs earlier this month, making them into companies and giving them access to vast wealth.
Bernardo is being tipped to leave Manchester City this summer. Barcelona have been heavily linked in recent years, including this month, but reports now suggest that one of Saudi’s clubs are after the playmaker. ALSO READ: Gary Neville makes Premier League plea amid Saudi investment Carragher is concerned about the nation’s ability to recruit players who are at the peak of their careers, also citing their forays into boxing and the PIF-backed LIV Golf Tour’s merger with the PGA Tour.