Dad Shahid has made the big bucks, and son Tony Khan is here to spend it as Fulham’s vice-chairman. In such circumstances, it is easy to think that you know everything, so Tony was often the target of both fan and media attacks, but it seems that none of them hit him as hard as the last Saudi attack on Aleksandar Mitrović.Everyone already knows that Al Hilal sent Fulham several offers for the Serbian goalscorer, in the amount of around 40,000,000 euros, and that they are ready to triple Mitrović’s salary, but at Craven Cottage they do not want to part with the striker who led them to the Premier League and help them stay there.Fulham owner Tony Khan on Saudi Arabia’s transfer recruitment:”It’s amazing. If you have enough money you can get away with anything, including murder. 🇸🇦”They’ve certainly approached a lot of great players, but we’re committed to keeping our top stars,” he told… pic.twitter.com/VTnAJirPO2— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley) July 19, 2023 That’s why Tony Khan doesn’t hide that he doesn’t like calls from the Middle East, and in one YouTube podcast he even crosses the line of decent communication. Asked what he thinks about the aggressive moves of the Saudis in the football market, Khan openly says…”Incredibly, if you have enough money you can get away with anything, including murder. They are trying to take all the best footballers in the world. They contacted many great players. I’m very, very interested to see how it ends, but we’re committed to keeping our best players. At any cost,” Khan said, possibly referring to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist and dissident who was killed by Saudi authorities in the Turkish embassy and no one was ever held accountable.##NAJAVA_MECA_7381312##What it has to do with football is much more difficult to explain. But it is clear to everyone that Saudi businessmen are aggressive in the football market this summer. Only Al Hilal, led by Jorge Jesus from the bench, has already brought in Sergej Milinković Savić (42,000,000 euros), Kalidou Koulibaly (23,000,000) and Ruben Neves (52,000,000). And already gave out 120,000,000 euros just for compensation. It is speculated that Al Hilal will now shell out some 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 euros for Zenit’s right-wing Malcom.They didn’t hold back on wages either, so Sergej should earn around 30,000,000 euros per season, net, Koulibaly around 25,000,000, and Ruben Neves around 17,000,000. It is therefore clear why Mitrović is eager to head to the Middle East, but Tony Khan is not allowing it for now.
