Ederson linked with Al Ittihad of Saudi Pro League + Kevin De Bruyne's Man City future | ESPN FC

[@tobaepebinuade5830]

At this point whenever a player is linked with a move to Saudi Arabia and wants to go there, it honestly not surprising to anyone because I don’t blame the players for taking the money because it’s very hard for them to turn it down. In the last 18 months guys like Cristiano Ronaldo Neymar Karim Benzema Sadio Mane N’Golo Kante Roberto Firmino Riyad Mahrez Kalidou Koulibaly Ruben Neves Edouard Mendy Sergej Milinkovic Savic Fabinho etc have all made moves to Saudi Arabia, they’ve also been linked with other players as well. Despite being what 25-26 years old, Moussa Diaby from Aston Villa is going to the Middle East and the likes of Ederson and Kevin De Bruyne on Manchester City are also going to follow suit. Ederson is unlikely to go to Al Nassr, but there’s more of a probability that he’s going to Al Ittihad and he wants to leave, he’s going for the money and Man City has no choice but to sell him for a good price as he’s about to get the bag. There were rumors that KDB and Al Ittihad have agreed on personal terms and it’s a move that isn’t going to hope this summer as remember he said that he’s not going to rule out a potential move to Saudi Arabia as he is open to a move there if they offer a ridiculous amount of money. For those who think that what Saudi Arabia is doing is ruining football, you’re completely delusional because the premier league has been doing this for years and we see this with other big teams where they throw money at players just to get them as they’ll do everything their power to get what they want. You also sound like someone who has never worked a single day in your life if you have an issue with players leaving Europe early for money. When a player wants to go to Saudi Arabia, the club doesn’t have any control because these guys are gonna offer them so much money that’s difficult for them to turn down and at the end of the day, it’s generational wealth earning 400 million a year and no one is turning that down at all. KDB and Ederson have the right to go to Saudi Arabia on their own terms and this is something that’s going to continue happening until their project fails just like when China was signing players and convincing them to join their league because of money.

[@EphraimSalawu-e8f]

Read everything. We'll spoken mate

[@benedictkingsley8616]

You said it all mate.

[@BC-mj7gj]

Fair point but it’s also a fact that so many good managers and players leave other leagues and join the premier league mainly for money so I mean it’s just normal

[@russellward4624]

The players you listed have no other choice because no European club wanted them.

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@russellward4624 most of the players can still play for big teams in Europe, let’s learn to deal with the reality.

[@shayaneugene8536]

100mil for kdb I would drive him to Saudi 😂 33 years old

[@aytac007]

ederson offered 900 grand a week, that would be over 50 million in salary for 3 years, if you include the signing on bonus players get.

[@pratikroy227]

Yeah sadly we have to let him go no point dragging it out when his mind is made up too much money (wages) to turn down for him. 😢 But hopefully this is Ortega's moment to solidify his place as no. 1

[@199019852007]

Tax free as well

[@briankin1827]

Ortega is a better shot stopper and if he is playing consistently,he will definitely improve with passing of the ball .

[@Photosoflife]

As good as Ederson is, Ortega is an even better shot stopper and just as good with his feet if not better. The one area where I do think Ederson has the advantage over Ortega is claiming crosses. Although Ortega is still very good at it. Bigger picture, it might not be the worst thing in the world to cash in on Ederson. Ortega is a very good goalkeeper.

[@eL--RaL]

😂😂😂😂🤡

[@Photosoflife]

@Photosoflife You really can’t stand someone else actually posting insightful comments that other people engage with. Give it a rest. This is a place where people come to chat about football. You make this way too personal. Create your own channel if you want to dominate the entire conversation.

[@eL--RaL]

​@@Photosoflife Dominate the chat? You're literally describing yourself 🤡😂

[@Photosoflife]

@eL--RaL What world are you living in? You literally have four separate individual posts on this thread alone. Pot calling the kettle black much? Jog on.

[@russellward4624]

Bro, he is 100% not even close to as good a passer as Ederson.

[@ng5326]

Maybe Mamardashvili will be a great option for City?

[@JosephRoss-h4b]

Can't blame him one bit, go get your bread bruh!!! 🤑🤑

[@aytac007]

i think that gundogan, cancelo and palmer should never have gone, if they had gundogan last year i think they eliminate real madrid and the title race wouldnt be that close

[@draoicht22]

Donarumma ? Awful keeper/attitude. Ortega is a exceptional and underrated keeper

[@ringostarr1]

Ortega ? Awful keeper/attitude. Donarumma is a exceptional and underrated keeper

[@patrickboadu6172]

comments like that make the internet the most special place.

[@zorashki]

anyone who says Donaruma is bad or overrated knows 0 ball knowledge... the man almost saved Italy from getting knocked in Euro by himself..

[@adamforbes8556]

They should go for dibu Martinez

[@draoicht22]

@@zorashki sometimes he's like a sack of potatoes. Too slow to get on the ground. Too slow to get up. I remember him on his feet with the ball in UCL game vs Benzema ....

[@yowceph8111]

Man city needs Diogo Costa!

[@Joker-et2je]

Bring him 👍🏽

[@s11salemhassan]

Well said both Mark and shaka about de bruyne from a city fan

[@giuseppelarini110]

Ederson still has 2 more years left on his contract, so if they don't meet the transfer fee, he stays. At the moment, nowhere near.Pep already said Kevin is not leaving and would like Ederson to stay.

[@sigurdurmarolafsson4183]

I have worked in KSA and the heat and humidity is crippling. This is probably the reason why the European players have a hard time coping.

[@monkeydluffy736]

City is not struggling to bring in players.

[@pratikroy227]

We are most likely doing a big business in secret like we did to bring Haaland maybe we are looking to get Dani Olmo since he is that like for like replacement for KDB who will leave most certainly next season we need his replacement ready by then.

[@officialjobetheking15]

This pundits have shown me that not only don't they realise how important kdb is for man city but what his role is in the squad

[@christopherwilliams2351]

Every player has their period. If not this season, KDBs time is coming to and end soon at the Ethiad and he may even surpass Aguero as the best player in this version of Man City history

[@Il_fanatico_del_Man_City]

Guardiola said Bruyne stay! Jounalist ridicolous! 🤡🤦‍♂️

[@Joker-et2je]

Thy r all Anti City so thy do this every year Like last Summer thy kept sayin Bernardo Silva want Barcelona n where’s he now⁉️ 🙄 That Ogden is a Football ⚽️ moron He could go but he could stay 1 more year They all want to stay 1 extra year because of history to b made in 5 PL in a Row 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@pratikroy227]

Yeah no way KDB is leaving this season he will go next season as a free agent, but we can't afford to let him go now. We don't have anyone with the same skillset as KDB.

[@hs-ti4fr]

Kdb didn't shine in the euros? He has two motm in 4 games and was the only reason Belgium made it to the last 16. That entire team revolved around him and anything good they did came through him

[@zalemdreams]

He played well and his performance was underrated but to say that he "shone" would be a stretch.

[@ShinRai1090]

Go for Emi! 😅... Villa to City would be an upgrade but issue would be his current contract😢

[@Delboy0]

Is it me, but given Chelsea and Newcastle are Saudi owned and seem to be deliberately targeting the players of their rival clubs in the EPL.

[@Photosoflife]

@Delboy0 Interesting and plausible theory.

[@mukhtarmuhamud1539]

you smoking crack mate ?

[@Rain188]

Or maybe because City has lots of suppers in Arab countries, Ederson might attracted more interest in Saudi league

[@tadiwanashebanda2009]

Chelsea is not Saudi owned. Do not open your mouth without fact-checking and what are other rivals besides City?

[@martinsinister6759]

Chelsea is Saudi owned? I thought it was American owned

[@samig9032]

Not a city fan, but there’s an argument that Ederson isn’t even the best keeper at his club at keeping the ball out of the net. Take the money and run.

[@bernardfox9078]

I think Ederson is stepping aside for Ortega. I think he feels forced out. Mistake. Although I also like Ortega I think Ederson is a slight step up.

[@TheRuttweiaer]

Ortega is better shot stopper

[@chinitopogi7511]

Let the player decide if they will continue or not, even if there are 30 years old of age are still playing to the Manchester City

[@nmarz470]

Bro Alnasser already signed Bento a GK from Brazil. They won’t go for Ederson no more

[@JordanODash]

Al ittihad not Al Nassr

[@thirstybird883]

Let's cash out. Ortega is good enough. Even KDB, he's 33. Let's cash out on a good bid

[@tamnadvardis7039]

Kdb said he want to wear real madrid shirt before he retired i doubt if it is possible so far as courtoir is there

[@asmanz9239]

I have a feeling Manchester City won't win the league next season. They're in a transition period with several big names wanting to leave the club.

[@GermanChickenwing]

You said that 4 seasons in a row .. Your wish will come true actually 1 day if you keep saying that 😂

[@Henry-sg9if]

Fear not... they st8ll have Pep

[@KCLighted]

Almost a million a week while playing against teams who are equivalent to U23 MLS squads? What's the downside?

[@biggdogg6196]

Dan's Mrs Merton moment

[@1972dsrai]

Possibly Peps last season at City. He obviously won’t be too concerned about starting a rebuild, but just get the most out of the players he’s currently got with one or two additions. De Bruyne will hang around for one more season, but will likely leave in the summer.

[@Mu77er]

Will be sad to see him go and miss watching his audatious passing

[@christopherreid3184]

They are jumping ship before 116 charges

[@KLHK1981]

They jump because already won everything in city.

[@CB-ns6sy]

5 peat cry

[@PotatoVideosHD]

That's why new players come to city or they extend contracts, cope harder

[@88laserbeam]

Roberto firminio was 1 and done in saudi lol

[@carlito12384]

Money and don't need to run around in the heat 😂😂😂

[@marvinprudencio7321]

Let KDB go and sign a new youngster because there’s the risk of being transfer banned if found guilty and then being stuck with the same players for 2 years.

[@aytac007]

i would not sell ederson yet, maybe sell him after 2 years time

[@1972dsrai]

South American and African players are more likely to want to play in Saudi as most have come from poverty and for them its about making as much money as they can in the short career they have. Can’t really blame them when they’re being offered crazy sums. Last season was injury plagued and he’s really got nothing left to prove or win with City and considering his age its probably a good time to move for money he won’t get anywhere else. One or two years in Saudi and he’ll call it a day.

[@Mu77er]

we should sign Diogo Costa from Porto

[@allenmartinalmeida4728]

How much money is enough .. it’s not that these footballers are not making generational wealth in Europe..

[@voiceout001]

Bro, go get the Bonesaw money bag 💰 at the Camel League before you retire. No thinking twice about it, money run things in Sports 😂

[@berryquest7683]

Many City pays him peanuts tbh.

[@alonzor.2912]

You have no pace or crossing ability

[@1ordlugo]

He’s on £425,000 p/w…

[@Joker-et2je]

I love ❤️ peanuts 🥜‼️🙄

[@Joker-et2je]

@@1ordlugo that guy‼️🙄😆

[@BC-mj7gj]

Colonial minded people should move on really, most of the best players and managers come to the premier league because of money, and when there is another place which can pay more than the premier league of course they will go, secondly it’s okay when Middle East countries and Saudi Arabia invest in Europe but they can’t invest their money in their own countries to promote their league 😂 seriously the arrogance is too much. The world is so big and do not revolve around a particular country or continent.

[@eL--RaL]

Absolutely they always go to prem becuz of money and those English fans think they want their league 😂 BS! It's all money ..They go to LaLiga for football

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@eL--RaLThey still in colonial era mindset😂

[@caseyimiller]

Europe will stand above the other continents for awhile in terms of competition. Every continent on the planet is attracted to the UCL

[@BC-mj7gj]

@AlfPrice-no6hx In dirty cities filled with homeless people 😅

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@caseyimiller travelling could help you 😅

[@SkidaFTB]

Is that they’re way of saying they think South American and African players come from more perceived impoverished situations which would make them more susceptible to accepting the money? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@SkidaFTB that would be the case if Europeans are not leaving too😅

[@LtDangle911]

No, he was talking about settling in well. But interesting that you had those thoughts yourself.

[@GabrielMartinez92-w4c]

just like moussa diaby i dont understand this move and KDB and Ederson thinking about leaving to go to saudi makes no freaking sense and means you dont cae about your career anymore

[@christopherreid3184]

The income is tax free thats why

[@GabrielMartinez92-w4c]

@@christopherreid3184 really thats the best comeback you can think of thank god for leagues domestically in America because if a lebron james or a Tom brady would leave a whole country because the league is tax free and pays more they wouldnt be the greatest of all time debates so okay lmfao that is not smart to me but thats what they value then fine and if that is case why doesnt mbappe or jude or vini or phil foden go to saudi then they dont want more money too

[@GabrielMartinez92-w4c]

@@christopherreid3184 if saudi is such a big upcoming league why doesnt srda guler trent alexander arnold gakpo luis diaz ruben dias haaland leao cole palmer michael olise harry kane robert lewandowski howcome they havent gone to the saudi league too ?

[@KLHK1981]

Kid, it is about money, not difficult to understand

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@GabrielMartinez92-w4c A journey of thousand miles begins with one step, keep pretending that the premier league was like this 20 years ago. All these best players and managers are leaving their respective countries coming to the premier league because of money so it’s totally fine if players leave the premier league to somewhere they are gonna be paid more.

[@CrimsonRoblox]

Retirement League and for those who fell off only are Very Welcome...

[@kgothatsorakhatoe]

"Buffon to man city"😂 oh shaka

[@jimbojimbo6873]

kDB i get but Ederson??? That guy is irreplaceable on the ball

[@daff...odils29]

Man city need to go for dibu

[@ettoetto3067]

The English media has gone crazy over the Saudi League, which steals their geese (players) that lay golden eggs for the English Premier League.

[@YanbuQatar]

Espn is American media not english

[@ettoetto3067]

@@YanbuQatar See the presenters and guests and you will know if they are English or American. The agenda!

[@YanbuQatar]

@@ettoetto3067 there are Scottish, trini and Dutch ppl on the panel..obviously there's going to be English ppl involved for an English language show about European football..because other European countries have their own languages to do shows in..and other English speaking countries aren't really big into football

[@mattsmith4589]

Frimpong is who I want and another CB

[@eL--RaL]

English media are whining that Saudi is scooping their players away 😂 as if they weren't the first sportwashing league who destroyed football..Now that a bigger sherrif is in town they're crying, i say take em all Saudi 😂 It's called "have 10× taste of your own medicine" 😂

[@BC-mj7gj]

They still live in colonial era 😂

[@russellward4624]

None of them are English.

[@Speedyvampir2]

​@@russellward4624but they are working for the english colonialist.

[@KLHK1981]

English clubs love saudi clubs . They can ship Garbage there with high price 😂

[@nahuelcutrera]

two words dibu martinez

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Yes Brazilian carnival culture just seamlessly fits in to Saudi society 😂😂😂

[@Christineperkins-uw8ow]

Buffon won't be a bad choice

[@justicelai7404]

no ederson n kdb

[@PALACEKAV]

A mercenary is a mercenary.....

[@berryquest7683]

bro Bern Leno makes more then him. 8 other goal keepers make more then him.

[@ishrendon6435]

Hes tbe​@@berryquest7683

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@PALACEKAV 90% of players leaving other leagues coming to the premier league are mercenaries, what’s new?

[@35t10b]

Always been that way. The teams are mercenary as well

[@latrellspencer9229]

You can clearly see the bias of this journalist. Pure waffle coming out he’s mouth

[@TheeChronicle]

I'll take Ramsdale at Man city if we can get him cheap

[@Photosoflife]

@TheeChronicle Never going to happen. Arteta dropped him not only because of his lapses in concentration but he’s not at the very elite standard to play with the ball at his feet. Pep would not take him.

[@Neighbour26]

Who u man

[@KLHK1981]

Never

[@watsoncrick3210]

And win title with them. Can't wait to see Arsenal fan reaction 😂

[@SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb]

Nooooooooo

[@Patchow]

No one wants to be known as cheaters, get out quick lads

[@eL--RaL]

From one soulless league to another.. I don't see the suprise there

[@LeeGion_981]

🤡

[@charlesapana9935]

Is never gonna happen city don't replacement for them yet

[@AznEricTV]

nico is not going to aresenal HAHHAHAHAHA. He is going to barcelona. Or stay at current club.

[@bigmoney7332]

No one cares 😂😢

[@KLHK1981]

You cares, because you watch and leave a comment

[@cadenturner1631]

Ramsdale to city

[@serialkilla23]

joe hart 2.0

[@Marwan..121]

😂😂😂

[@reigniv4044]

City are cooked. Ortega is too stocky, longterm it'll show.

[@nicholascarrillo6506]

Mark ogden is a bozo and a clown 😂😂😂

[@TylerKTanaka]

Like rats fleeing a sinking ship before their criminal punishment. Manchester City relegated to League 2 button ⬇️

[@caseyimiller]

Still more honorable than the other ‘top 6’ PL clubs

[@TylerKTanaka]

@@caseyimillerthat’s an absolute mental statement… they have 115 charges of financial & administrative fraud over nearly years and years time using dirty, foreign, oil money. Absolute cheaters & criminals.

[@bernardburgdoff8141]

@@caseyimillerno it’s not actually haha

[@Neville-o4z]

Man city will not win the league this year... Stuff it..

[@KLHK1981]

Yes arsenal ❤

[@morealgothanlasttime_.8474]

like *Fergie* said : not in my lifetime _gracias_ / _danke_ for *treble* & *4peat*

[@serialkilla23]

ortega never got called up for germany....means he isnt even the top 3 german keeper.

[@frankpanico7613]

All footballers are Mercenaries

[@cadenturner1631]

You act like you wouldn’t be doing the same in his shoes

[@BC-mj7gj]

@@frankpanico7613 Fans are worst

[@eL--RaL]

From one Arab isis FC to another.. what's new

[@chavinho7793]

Isis ? Are you referring to the terrorist group ?

[@Speedyvampir2]

🤡

[@sabalipeaceandpatience9264]

Lol...bro...

[@eL--RaL]

Finally Barça will take back their throne as the feared devastating team in Europe..City were just a bunch of Barça wannabes just like Arsenal

[@legionnairegonk4425]

Barca won't even win their league next season, never mind the UCL. Real Madrid with Mbappe will eat them alive 😉. Get a grip.

[@ianhall3945]

Are you on drugs? Barca cant even afford bread right now 😂

[@KEYTASOHH]

Awful take, we still have pep you Barca fans wish y’all was us…

[@eL--RaL]

​@@KEYTASOHH 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 It's rather City who desperately wish they were Barça.. That's why you're stealing our style of football, begged for our Manager and stealing oir culture too 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eL--RaL]

​@@ianhall3945 City won't have even half of Barça's legacy 😂

[@moneymanifestation9505]

115😂😂nobody cares about anything else. Total disgrace to football