The summer transfer market witnessed a lot of activity from the clubs of the Arabian Gulf, in preparation for the 13th edition of the league after the application of professionalism in 2008, because although all clubs contracted with foreign players from outside the country, the most expensive transfer deal at the level of foreign players and citizens, was through a transfer deal Underwear, namely Brazilian Kaio Canido, who moved from Al Wasl to Al Ain.
The Brazilian star is the most expensive summer transfer deals so far, which lasts until the current 30, where the two clubs announced the value of the deal, which amounted to six million dollars, was obtained by Al Wasl Club, for the transfer of the player's card for Al Ain Club, after playing Caillou Canido in the ranks » Emperor »Five consecutive seasons, coming from Internacional Porto Alegre of Brazil.
No club in the Arabian Gulf League announced the value of the deals that were signed during the summer transfer window, and the transfer of Cayo from Al Wasl to Al Ain was the only one that has been announced in full transparency, and is a precedent in the history of club contracts.
In contrast, the financial value of a number of other deals has been revealed, through the Brazilian media, and the same is true for the transfer market, which is specialized in the transfer market in all the world leagues, while at the same time most clubs did not disclose the details of their deals in the league. The Arabian Gulf, due to the extreme discretion of clubs about material details, compared to what is happening in all the clubs of the world.
Despite the high value of Caillou's transfer to the "leader", the market value of the player in the site "Transfer Market" reached $ 2.8 million, which reached in December 2017, the highest value of his career, while leading the Brazilian Marcos da Silva Keno, who joined Egypt's Pyramids on loan to Al Jazeera, the list of the most expensive players in the league market value of $ 5.7 million, equal to the same value with the best foreign player in the league last season, Italian Igor Cornado, while the youth of Al Ahli signed with Brazilian Leonardo de Souza in a free transfer , Although the market value of the player th The former unit is $ 4.7 million in third place on the list of the most expensive players with market value in the league.
According to the website, the Sharjah player, Ricardo Gomez, came in second place, the most expensive deals of the Arabian Gulf League, where he moved to the «King» from Partizan Belgrade of Serbia for $ 3.4 million, and the surprise was the signing of Kalba Union with Togolese international Penel Mellapa from Venlo The Dutch for $ 2.8 million, third in the most expensive summer deals, and the same value of the Curacao player, Prandelli Quas, moved to victory from Heracles Almelo Dutch.
Chile's Esteban Paves, who moved to victory from Chile's Colo Colo for $ 2.1 million, was fifth, followed by Spain's Carlos Lopez (Carlitos), who last week joined the unit from Poland's Legia Warsaw for $ 2 million. In seventh place, with a material value of $ 1.7 million, the Serbian Sasa Ivkovic, who joined the Baniyas from the Maribor Serbian, and the Swiss David Mariani, who moved to Al Ahly youth from the Bulgarian Levski Sofia.
The most prominent deals revealed by the various media, the most prominent were the transfer of South African Thulani Serero to the island, coming from the Dutch Vitesse for $ 1.1 million, and Ecuadorian Fernando Jaipur to arrive on loan from Argentine Argentine for $ 700 thousand.
Munther Ali: Clubs have learned the lesson in their contracts with foreigners
The agent's agent, Munther Ali, said that the low value of the contracts of the Gulf League clubs, with foreign players in the summer transfer period, confirms the clubs' management learn the lesson, and not focus on signing deals with a high fee, without regard to their technical need, and the impact In the team positively.
Munther Ali told Emirates Today that clubs are now focused on hiring foreign players, according to the financial capabilities of each club and the budget allocated for contracts. He pointed out that only a few clubs exceed their budget, but not by a large percentage, as was the case in previous years ».
He added: clubs should be more focused on their needs, and contract with the players who make up the addition, at the same time with the interest of clubs not to exceed the budget set for contracts.
"There is also another problem related to repeated mistakes in the players' choices, which is evident in the winter transfers, where more than one club is changing two or three players, and contracting new ones, which makes these clubs lose huge amounts of money without any benefit from these Engagements.
With regard to the transfer of Cayo to Al Ain for $ 6 million, although the market value of the player up to $ 2.8 million, said Munther Ali: «There is no doubt that the sale of Cayo this large material value is calculated for Al Wasl Club, especially (the Emperor) benefited from his services for five "He had signed him for a lot less than the amount he got for selling to Al Ain."
He continued: «At the same time, can not be judged on the benefit of Al Wasl from the sale of Cayo technically, as it is important to compensate the vacuum resulting from the departure of a player worth Cayo, especially since he is one of the most prominent foreign players in the Arabian Gulf League in the past years, and the impact will be clear "In reaching the next matches, it will be clear whether Al Wasl's contracts with foreign players will compensate for his departure, or whether the team will only benefit materially, in exchange for a great technical loss."
The Cayo move from Al Wasl to Al Ain is the only one whose financial details have been officially announced.
The most expensive deals were made by Al Ain, Sharjah, Kalba and Al Nasr clubs.