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Al Nassr and Al Hilal are two of the biggest teams in Saudi Arabia. However, with the influx of European players to the Saudi Pro League, the competition and level of talent have reached new heights. Both the teams have managed to secure some of the biggest names in soccer like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. However, these high-profile signings have come at a high cost.

In light of this, let’s take a look at the salaries and transfer expenditures of both Al Nassr and Al Hilal.

How much are both Al Nassr and Al Hilal paying their players?

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Let’s begin with the weekly salary wages of the players at Al Nassr.

Player NameAgePositionWeekly Wage(approx.)
Cristiano Ronaldo38Forward$4.35 million
Sadio Mane31Forward$831k
Marcelo Brozovic29Midfield$235k
Alex Telles29Defense$175k
Nordin Amrabat33Forward$69k
Talisca29Midfield$67k
Abderrazak Hamedallah29Forward$61k
Maicon31Defense$56k
Seko Fofana27Midfield$36k
Gonzalo Martinez27Midfield$29k
Brad Jones38Goalkeeper$29k
Abdulfattah Asiri26Midfield$26k
Petros31Midfield$24k
Abdullah Madu27Defense$24k
Kim Jin-Su28Defense$23k
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem26Midfield$23k
Abdulrahman Al-Obaid27Defense$23k
Ayman Yahya19Midfield$23k
Firas Al-Buraikan20Forward$22k
Abdullah Al-Khaibari23Midfield$22k
Abdulrahman Al-Dossari22Midfield$20k
Sultan Al-Ghanam26Midfield$18k
Mukhtar Ali22Midfield$18k
Ali Lajami24Defense$18k
Yahya Al-Shehri30Midfield$17k
Khalid Al-Ghannam19Midfield$15k
Waleed Abdullah34Goalkeeper$15k
Sami Al-Najai23Midfield$14k
Abdulelah Al-Amri23Defense$12k
Ali Al-Hassan23Midfield$12k
Osama Al-Khalaf23Midfield$10k
Hamad Al-Mansour27Defense$9k
Raed Al-Ghamdi26Midfield$8k
Mahmoud Samti27Defense$5k
Mohannad Mando18Midfield$70

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Al Hilal also possesses an impressive roster of players. Let’s also take a look the how much their players are earning weekly.

Player NameAgePositionWeekly Wage(approx.)
Neymar31Forward$3.22million
Kalidou Koulibaly32Defense$390k
Yassine Bounou32Goalkeeper$253k
Sebastian Giovinco36Forward$201k
Bafétimbi Gomis34Forward$161k
Malcom26Forward$140k
Sergej Milinković-Savić28Midfield$124k
Luciano Vietto26Forward$109k
Aleksandar Mitrović29Forward$88k
André Carrillo29Midfield$82k
Rúben Neves26Midfield$76k
Abdullah Al-Mayouf36Goalkeeper$24k
Jang Hyun-Soo28Defense$23k
Abdullah Al-Hamdan20Forward$23k
Ali Al-Bulayhi30Defense$23k
Salem Al-Dawsari28Midfield$22k
Amiri Kurdi28Defense$22k
Mohammed Kanno25Midfield$21k
Hattan Bahebri28Midfield$21k
Salman Al-Faraj30Midfield$20k
Mohammed Al-Burayk27Defense$20k
Madallah Al-Olayan25Defense$19k
Mohammed Jahfali29Defense$18k
Muteb Al-Mufarraj23Defense$18k
Yasser Al-Shahrani28Defense$17k
Nasser Al-Dawsari21Midfield$15k
Saleh Al-Shehri26Forwards$14k
Abdullah Al-Jadani29Goalkeeper$12k
Nawaf Al-Ghamdi21Goalkeeper$10k
Turki Al-Mutairi19Midfield$9k
Fawaz Al-Tryes23Midfield$9k
Habib Al-Watyan23Goalkepper$8k

The spending of both clubs on transfer market

Moving on to the transfer expenditures of both clubs, let’s first take a look at how much Al Nassr has splurged.

Player NameAgePositionTransfer Fee
Cristiano Ronaldo38ForwardFree
Otavio28Forward$63.6 million
Sadio Mane31Forward$32 million
Aymeric Laporte29Defense$29 million
Seko Fofana28Midfield$26.5 million
Marcelo Brozovic30Midfield$19 million
Alex Telles30Defense$4.9 million

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Similarly, Al Hilal has also made significant financial commitments in securing their targets.

Player NameAgePositionTransfer Fee
Neymar31Forward$98.7 million
Malcolm26Forward$65.8 million
Ruben Neves26Midfield$60.3 million
Aleksandar Mitrović29Forward$57.7 million
Sergej Milinković-Savić28Midfield$43.8 million
Kalidou Koulibaly32Defense$25.2 million
Yassine Bounou32Goalkeeper$23 million
Hassan Tambakti24Defense$12.6 million

In conclusion, the total expenditures in the transfer market and salaries of both Al Nassr and Al Hilal showcase the financial power and ambition of these Saudi Arabian giants.

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