Aleksander Ceferin, President of the European football governing body, UEFA, has urged the Saudi Arabia pro league not to follow the footsteps of the Chinese League.

The football chief was referring to their recent heavy spending in attracting footballers from Europe to play in their league.

Ceferin said the Chinese League made the same error and added “that’s not the right way to do it”.

Multiple-time world best player, Cristiano Ronaldo and many other players now ply their trade in the league.

While talking to L’Equipe, Ceferin said: “It’s not a threat, we saw a similar approach in China.

“They bought players at the end of their careers by offering them a lot of money. “Chinese football didn’t develop and didn’t qualify for the World Cup afterwards.

“That’s not the right way to do it. They should work on player and coach development, but that’s not my problem.” 

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