Saudi Arabia rather than the Champions League: Anthony Moris made its decision. The goalkeeper of the national Luxembourg football team signs a two-year contract with the al-Khaleej FC.
The 35-year-old, who was a Belgian champion last season with the Union Saint-Gilloise, should earn his current salary ten times.
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According to the DHmany discussions have taken place with his former employer in recent weeks. The two parties, however, having failed to agree on the conditions of a possible contract extension, the negotiations failed.
But what is this club which managed to convince the Luxembourg goalkeeper to give up the C1 next season? And in which Moris championship will he now evolve? The Khaleej Club is a sports club based in Saihat, in the province of Ash-Sharqiyya, which excels in particular in handball.
The football team was trained from November 2021 to May 2022 by Paulo Gomes, who made his start in Luxembourg and was on the sidelines of several clubs before leaving the Grand Duchy in 2019. Al-Khaleej was established in Saudi Pro League, but was not involved in the race for the title in recent years. Large stars play for competition.
Anthony Moris has negotiated an extension of contract with the Union Saint-Gilloise. © PHOTO: AFP/Archives
According to Transfermarkt.dethe total market value of the team is currently just over ten million euros. For comparison, the quarter-finalist of the Club World Cup, Al-Hilal, has a total market value of more than 196 million euros.
The new team of Moris, who played for five years for the Union Saint-Gilloise before his arrival, has been trained since July 2024 by the Greek Georgios Donis.
Among his best -known teammates are Konstantinos Fortounis (former Kaiserslautern and Olympiakos) and the new recruit Joshua King, who played more than 200 Premier League games.
More and more stars
The big star of the Saudi pro League remains Cristiano Ronaldo, who extended his contract with Al-Nassr until 2027 and could earn up to 600 million euros, bonus included.
Moris will also meet players like N’Golo Kanté and Karim Benzema (both from Al-Ittihad), Théo Hernandez, who has just been transferred to Al-Hilal, or Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino (both Al-Ahli). Moris is only the second Luxembourg player to evolve in Saudi pro League, after Gerson Rodrigues, who was loaned to Al-Wahda during the 2022/2023 season.
Cristiano Ronaldo Rest à al-Nassr. © PHOTO: Getty Images/Archives
But the country which will host the World Cup in 2034 attracts more and more stars. Moris, who flew to her new homeland on Wednesday, signed a contract until 2027.
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A few months ago, the goalkeeper told The future: “I do not know where I will be at 40, but it is certain that I do not exclude being yet on the lawns.”
On the other hand, we do not know how long he will still play for the national team. One thing is certain: travel to Luxembourg will be much more complicated in the future.
This article was initially published on the Luxemburger Wort website.
It was translated using artificial intelligence tools that learn from data from human translations, then verified by Simon Martin.
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