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N'Golo Kanté says he is pleasantly surprised by the level of the Saudi Pro League. He believes that the top 5 matches are equivalent to Ligue 1 level. (www.lequipe.fr)

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[–] WinsingtonIII@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, the top 4 teams in the league have some good players after the big spending by the government this summer.

It's still an extremely uneven league though, perhaps the most uneven in the world. There are 18 teams in the league and it's really only that top 4 or so that have good players, the difference in squad market value between the top and the bottom is ridiculous. The top 4 clubs are in the 130M to 250M range for total squad value, but the bottom 6 clubs are only in the 15M-20M range: https://www.transfermarkt.us/saudi-professional-league/startseite/wettbewerb/SA1

For context, 12 out of 18 Ligue 1 clubs exceed the 100M mark and 7 exceed the 200M mark. The lowest squad value is 37M and all of the other clubs are 50M+: https://www.transfermarkt.us/ligue-1/startseite/wettbewerb/FR1

You have to get into mid-table in Ligue 2 to find teams in the 15-20M squad value range in France.