“It’s not the system that develops football” – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Saudi Arabia transfers (Video)

A number of high-profile players have agreed deals to follow Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia this summer, as the Middle East country seeks to promote and the develop the game within its boundaries.

However, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (unsurprisingly) claims they’ve taken a wrong approach towards achieving that goal.

“The system of buying the players that almost ended their careers is not the system that develops football”

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