'A talent that was ahead of Korea's all-time genius' gave up living in Saudi Arabia despite receiving 340 million weekly wages... Al-Ahli is about to return to the European stage
'A talent that was ahead of Korea's all-time genius' gave up living in Saudi Arabia despite receiving 340 million weekly wages... Al-Ahli is about to return to the European stage
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Gabrie Veiga, a member of Al Ahli, is expected to return to the European stage.
British 'Tribuna' reported on the 22nd (Korea time), "According to Fabrizio Romano, FC Port is advancing negotiations with Al Ahli to recruit Spanish midfielder Beiga. Talks between the two sides are currently underway, and the transfer fee is estimated to be between 16 million euros (about 24.8 billion won) and 17 million euros (about 26.3 billion won). Only final negotiations remain. We are close to completing the deal."
"The 22-year-old Beiga moved from Celta Vigo to Al Ahli in 2023, registering a transfer fee of 40 million euros (W62 billion). While playing for Saudi Arabia, he scored 11 goals and 11 assists in 48 matches and contributed to his team's 2025 AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) victory," he added.
Veiga, who was born in 2002, was once recognized for his talent that Europe was keeping an eye on. He grew up through the celta vigo youth team and made his La Liga debut in the 2020/21 season.
Since then, he has grown steeply every season and scored 11 goals and four assists in 36 games in La Liga in the 2022/23 season. Veiga is a familiar name even to Korean fans. Lee Kang-in, who was born in 2001, visited La Liga around the same time and was classified as a comparison target through the media several times. Like Veiga, Lee Kang-in hit a career high in La Liga in the 2022/23 season. He scored six goals and six assists in 36 games.
As a result, the two players, who were considering a transfer in the summer of 2023, received a lot of love calls from many European clubs. The player who was recognized for higher value at the time is Beiga. According to 'Transfermarkt', a statistics media specializing in soccer, Beiga has a market value of 30 million euros (about 46.5 billion won) and Lee Kang-in has a market value of 22 million euros (about 34.1 billion won). 메이저사이트
However, the two players had different paths. Lee Kang-in chose Paris Saint-Germain for his career, while Veiga headed to Al Ahli, who offered 230,000 euros a week. They can make different choices depending on their values, but their mixed judgment resulted in the reversal of the market value and career of the two players.