Ex-Man City star Laporte on Saudi move: Many players unhappy\u060c<\/p>\n
Al Nassr defender Aymeric Laporte said many players like him who joined Saudi Pro League clubs last summer were “dissatisfied”, citing working conditions and broken promises.<\/p>\n
The Spain international joined Al Nassr in a \u20ac27.5 million ($30 million) move from Manchester City in August, becoming a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n Laporte's comments after Jordan Henderson ended his six-month stay at Al Ettifaq to join Ajax on Thursday, with sources telling ESPN that Al Ittihad striker Karim Benzema is also exploring his options during the transfer window January transfer after a disappointing six months in the Saudi Pro<\/a> League. .<\/p>\n “It's a big change from Europe, but ultimately it's all about adaptation,” Lapote told Spanish newspaper Diario AS. “They didn't make it easy for us. In fact, there are a lot of players who are not satisfied. They take care of us but not enough for my liking. That is to say, in Europe , they pay you a good salary, but they take better care of you.<\/p>\n “I'm speaking from my own experience and I don't know what other people's experience is like. For me, what I've seen is they try to bring you in, but then there's the daily life and it's different.”<\/p>\n Laporte, who won five Premier League titles at City as well as the treble last season, said the working culture in Saudi Arabia is different to that in Europe.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ultimatum you give them doesn\u2019t matter to them,\u201d Laporte said. “I mean, they really just go about their business. You negotiate something and then they don't accept it after you sign it… It's a little disappointing, I don't know.” [would happen] if in Europe. Of course, what they take away from you in that regard, they make up for in other ways.\u201d<\/p>\n