Email! “A little off-topic,” begins David Wall, “but what do you make of Ruben Neves’s transfer to play in Saudi Arabia? I find it really disheartening. He’s in the prime of his career and has the ability to play for Champions League-level clubs (he’s regularly reported as a transfer target for them, across Europe). It shows such a lack of ambition and, unlike when Oscar went to play in the Chinese league, he doesn’t have the excuse of having extended family and communities that he has to support back home (as many players from South America do). Do you think many others will follow his example?”

I actually wrote about that the other day, previewing the Nations League festivities.

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