WestHam forward Mohammed Kudus is heavily linked with a move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
Sports broadcaster and football commentator for Talksportslive, Ben Jacobs, reports that Al-Nassr is prepared to bid €100m for the Ghanaian, hoping Westham will sell him below the £120m Saudi specific release clause.
Kudus is undeniably one of the steady rising footballing prospects in the world. From Right to Dread academy in Ghana to FC Nordsjaeland, further moving to Ajax before making his move to Westham, Kudus has always found himself on the most important stats sheet.
According to football stat site Whoscored, Mohammed Kudus leads the chart for the most successful dribble in the premier league in the year 2024, with 111 dribbles, trailed by Jeremy Doku with only 65 successful dribbles.
He also ranks third for the most successful dribbles in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season, as at February 2025, with 50 dribbles only behind Jamie Gittens(66), and Lamine Yamal(73).
This is just to mention a few of the numerous stats he is dominating.
It is of no secret that other teams across Europe has also been monitoring his development over the years. He’s been on the radar of English teams such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle and other top European teams.
With Liverpool boss Arne Slot recently admitting that Kudus is qualified enough to fit in the starting xi of his side, it shows that he won’t struggle to make it to any top team in Europe’s top 5 league.
The Saudi Card
Kudus comes from a not-well-to-do background, as he was born at Nima, a slum area in Ghana’s capital. He strived and broke sweat to get to the level he is currently.
Since the Saudi government’s agenda of intentionally making Saudi a footballing hub, the Saudi clubs have been known for their high spending on players they sign, especially the ones making big names in Europe.
With Al-Nassr reportedly making a €100m bid to Westham for Kudus, it is of no secret that the salary to be given him will definitely be something huge to resist -taking into account how prospective he is.
Quite a number of players have gone down this path in time past, where at the point of hitting their prime, big money offers came for them out of Europe.
Similar fate reached his fellow countryman Asamoah Gyan, who, at a time when he was shining so brightly in the EPL for Sunderland, moved to Al Ain after being offered a very lucrative deal -a deal that no European club was ready to match financially.
Kudus seems to be at this same crossroads as Gyan. With the offer that will be thrown at him and his club, will other interested European clubs be able and willing to match the offer financially?
Undeniably, the Saudi league cannot match the exposure that will be offered him if he decides to stay in Europe.
But the financial package from the Saudi league may also be too tempting to be refused by a player who comes from a not-well-to-do financial background and hoping to make ends meet to feed home.
Should Mohammed Kudus continue to stay in Europe to make name for himself, and also hope to possibly win some of the prestigious trophies-UCL, EPL, etc- for himself, or he should go get the bag?
Whatever decision that will be arrived at by Kudus, his team, and Westham, one will sure bet that his id and superego will be racing to reach a consensus.
