Saudi Arabia's crown prince has revealed a shocking reason behind his country's massive football spending spree.
The Saudi Pro League has announced itself onto the world stage in quite some fashion, as the division spent a whopping $1 billion on transfer fees alone during the recent window, second to only the Premier League, according toLofty salaries have proven to be quite a catch for players, as the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and Karim Benzema have all been enticed by the excessive salaries they were offered, which has placed them among the highest paid athletes across all sports.
"If sportswashing is going to increase my GDP by 1%, then we will continue doing sportswashing," bin Salman said in an interview that aired on"I don’t care. I have 1% growth in GDP from sport, and I am aiming for another 1.5%. Call it whatever you want."
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