Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid have held ‘advanced talks’ with Saudi Arabia over a potentially lucrative sponsorship deal, according to The Times. Two separate documents seen by the UK-based newspaper show that the reigning La Liga champions have been offered €150 million (US$182 million) to promote the state-owned Qiddiya project for ten years.

Qiddiya is a multi-billion dollar tourism megaproject that forms part of the Saudi Vision 2030 framework. Based just outside Riyadh, the resort has a stated aim of becomingthe capital of entertainment, sports, and the arts’ in Saudi Arabia.

Under the deal, Real would reportedly dedicate ‘a minimum of four players from the men’s first team to endorse Qiddiya, which would also be promoted on the team’s website and social media channels. The agreement would see Qiddiya become the lead sponsor of Real’s women’s team, according to The Times, which added that the club’s female players would travel to Saudi Arabia to ‘inspire young girls to participate in sports’.

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