It’s not because of football – Laporta slams players joining Saudi Arabian clubs

<p>Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has slammed players who have decided to leave Europe for big-money deals in Saudi Arabia.</p>, <p>Since Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for Al Nassr, a number of footballers have made the move to the Middle East.</p>, <p>However, Laporta believes they are not moving to the Saudi Pro League for the right reasons.</p>, <p>“When a player, and with all respect, prefers to go to Saudi Arabia, basically there are no sporting reasons.</p>, <p>“You know, there are other reasons that are the priority. And the football must be the priority – the sporting reasons must be the priority,” Laporta told CNN.</p>