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Barely a day passes at the moment without another raft of players being linked with lucrative transfers to Saudi Arabia.

At the moment, it's Chelsea's cast-offs who are being tempted by the eye-watering sums of money on offer to go and play in the Middle East Kingdom.

Midfielder N'Golo Kante is closing in on a move to Al-Ittihad, the reigning Saudi Pro League champions, and will be paid around £86million-a-year.

Al-Hilal, the club rejected by Argentine star Lionel Messi earlier this month, are trying to convince Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly to join them on £25m-a-year.