
<p>Another young talent is off to Saudi Arabia, and it’s <strong>Gabri Veiga</strong> who will play for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/saudi-pro-league" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Saudi Pro League</a> side Al-Ahli according to Fabrizio Romano. Veiga was seen as a major young talent in <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/la-liga" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">LaLiga</a> and his time at struggling Celta de Vigo did not go unnoticed, according to reports <strong>Real Madrid</strong> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/napoli" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Napoli</a> had interest in the Spanish youth international.</p>



<p><strong><a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/toni-kroos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Toni Kroos</a></strong> shocked many on the web when he responded to Romano’s tweet with <em>“embarrassing”</em>, once again raising the debate of how young players are dropping everything and looking for the pay day of Saudi Arabia.</p>


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<p>Former Argentine World Cup winner and Real Madrid general manager and current commentator for beIN Sports Jorge Valdano stated to ESPN Argentina, <em>“how do you tell a player today that he will make not a bit more but ten times more to play (in Saudi Arabia). It’s impossible.”</em> Referring to the exodus of top talent to the Saudi Pro League.</p>



<h2>Profile on Gabri Veiga</h2>



<p><strong>Gabri Veiga</strong> debuted in the 2020/21 season and in total has 11 goals in 56 matches for Celta de Vigo. Veiga was also called into the Spanish youth sides (U-18 and U-20). Veiga plays as a central midfielder and usually as a pivot option.</p>



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<p>Veiga who was earning only 500,000 euros annually at Celta will now make according to a Marca report, <strong>12.5 million euros</strong>.</p>



<h2>About Al-Ahli</h2>


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<p><strong>Al-Ahli </strong>were recently promoted back to the Saudi Pro League and were founded in 1937, Al- Ahli has won 3 Saudi Pro League titles and 13 Kings Cups. The team is home to stars Édouard Mendy, Roberto Firmino, and Merih Demiral.</p>


Gabri Veiga

Toni Kroos calls young Spanish player’s move to Saudi Arabia 'embarrassing’