However, in European football, unlike Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which used a lot of money to build top teams, Saudi Arabia chose to test the water with small balls first. On the 2nd of last month, almeria Club, which fought in La Liga, officially announced that 38-year-old Saudi billionaire Turki Al-Sheikh had bought 96% of the shares of the club for 20 million euros and gained control of the club. It is worth mentioning that Al Sheikh has another identity, that is, the dual director of the General Administration of Entertainment and the General Administration of Sports in Saudi Arabia.
The Spanish newspaper Marca described that the Saudis obviously came with ambition, and many of Al Sheikh's cronies held important positions in the almeria Club. At the same time, in the three weeks after Al Sheikh took office, he brought in a lot of new aid in one breath and also changed a new coach for the team. This summer, almeria spent nearly 654.38+07 million euros on the transfer market, which is not only the most expensive team in La Liga, but even surpassed some teams in La Liga. And at present, the total salary of players in almeria ranks first in West B. ..
After three weeks of madness, almeria took on a new look, and seemed ready to stop until he was promoted to La Liga. However, it is obvious that simply changing the team members will not satisfy Sheikh. Recently, just 1 month after Al Sheikh became the owner of the team, he was ready to start working.
Not long ago, the Spanish media took the lead in reporting that almeria would usher in comprehensive innovation. Not long after the news came to light, almeria officials issued a notice that the team emblem, uniform, team name and mascot should be changed. Later, a poll was launched on social networks to "solicit" the opinions of fans.
It is reported that almeria's team emblem will change from a shield to a circular pattern printed with lions and football, and the team uniform will change from red and white to red. The name of the team will be changed from "UD almeria Football Club" to "almeria Football Club", and the club mascot will also be changed to the image of a lion. It is not difficult to see that Al Sheikh seems to like lions very much.
But up to now, almeria fans are still very resistant to the new boss's decision, especially it is unacceptable to change the old team emblem full of almeria's historical elements. A fan representative publicly shouted, "We welcome your arrival and are happy to see the changes you have made for the club, but change the team logo?" Forget it! "Today, the two sides are still deadlocked, but the final decision is still in Al Sheikh's side.