Checked off the part of his contract to say something nice about the Saudi Pro League ✅
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Yeah it must be that, Ngolo pretty much never said anything publicly when he was still playing in the prem.
500k in the bank for that.
FC25 career mode is gonna be interesting. “Alex moves to Saudi Arabia”
yeah, he managed to have a sly dig at Ligue 1's best team, PSG who are Qatari owned too. Double bonus coming Kante's way
How could he know? Last time he played in Ligue 1 was almost 10 years ago.
Anyway I don't wanna any player who play in this league in our NT. He is 32 years old it's time to move on.
How could he know? Last time he played in Ligue 1 was almost 10 years ago.
One of the best midfielders of his generation probably knows a thing or two about football you'd think especially having played in the league.
Anyway I don't wanna any player who play in this league in our NT.
Surely, Deschamps is taking notes.
Oh, I guess he's able to make a precise ranking of all leagues in the planet, then.
Even those he didn't play in in the last 10 years.
Being a great footballer doesn't always translate to giving sensible opinions on football. We've seen this time and time again
Anyway I don't wanna any player who play in this league in our NT.
You seem to be under a mistaken impression that you get a say in who gets select into the NT. Such an unfortunate misconception to have.
I think at least give him till the euros before giving him the shove. Similar to Henderson, playing in Saudi league is a massive downgrade but their skills don't dissappear overnight. It's not like they are 38 or something. Perhaps someone in the locker room with veteran presence coming off the bench.
he’s only 32 !? i thought he was around 35
This feels like a dig at Lugue 1
Tbh he said the top 5 matches which I don’t find to be too out of pocket overall. The Al Hilal squad would do damage in Europe if they had the right coaching and right complementary players
So if they had better players and coaches they would be a better team? mind blowing stuff.
Tbh I didn’t say “better” but “right” specially as in the right players for European football.
Right players for a squad literally means they make the squad better so in your own context better and right is the same thing
You must feel privileged interacting with Michael Owen
It would definitely do damage in Argentina
Oil farmers league.
20mil bonus per week to say 1 nice thing about Saudi. Probably have a calendar reminder on his phone.
Knowing Kante he probably would say it without extrapay famously nice
People might think you're joking, but they do pay for positive social media posts, so wouldn't be a stretch to pay for positive words in interviews.
Well, he's not wrong
I assume you watch full games of both L1 & Saudi League each weekend.
He only mentioned the top 5 of the saudi, and he play in ligue 1 like 10 years ago, for all we know he is talking about club like evian
Well, Saudi league is better than J League in the AFC Ranking, and the J League is very good at developing young talents, so the Saudi league must have at least some quality in it. Saudi players don't go abroad, so people often discredit their league in the past
Really ? Because I’ve heard good things about the J League in terms of technicality. I’ve watched a handful of Saudi games this season and I can tell you the overall level is really really bad, especially tactically
Neymar was right after all
No he wasn't
League 1 for sure enjoys its reputation more and more
+ 500k
he is a honest guy , so thats probably true as well
300k a week would certainly get most people saying these sorts of lies. Equivalent to Ligue 1. LOL
Saudi agriculture sector must be booming
Enjoy that nice easy bonus for saying something nice about the league
Ekstraklasa teams would beat them
It’s a strong league to be fair.
"I have not been mistreated. They have given us food and water. I am surprised by the level of the Saudi Pro League."
Ligue 1, that league that has famously not been seen as lesser than Europe's other top leagues.
Hahahhaha
League One.
Ligue 1 files defamation lawsuit
and he earned at least 1 mil by saying this nice promotion man
He hasnt played in Ligue 1 for years?
Top Saudi teams are probably close to relegation teams of Ligue 1. Saudi teams have more star players, but Relegation teams have more balanced squads.
Why are you being sensible on this thread? You were supposed to trash him and pretend Clermont is much better than Club World Cup finalists Al Hilal.
$50 millions to Kante !!!!!