It's this lavish lifestyle that is tempting the likes of Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante to join him in Saudi this summer - and almost convinced Inter Miami-bound Lionel Messi to join.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12299155/As-players-follow-Ronaldo-Saudi-Femail-delves-lavish-lives-WAGs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The five-time Champions League winner switched to Al-Ittihad in the summer but has only managed to get them to sixth place in the Saudi Pro League alongside fellow former European football stars N'Golo Kante and Fabinho.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/12/30/real-madrid-legend-benzema-goes-awol-in-saudi-arabia-before-match-local-media-reports/

There have even been claims that the 24-year-old has not been able to get along with his new teammates at a club that has signed renowned European stars like Karim Benzema, Fabinho and N'Golo Kante.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/jota-staring-bleak-reality-celtic-30797531

While the likes of Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Kalidou Koulibaly have since followed.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/22897828/gianluigi-buffon-saudi-transfer-parma/