The scintillating form by veteran striker Knowledge Musona during his two-year stay in Saudi Arabia has now earned the Zimbabwean a lucrative new deal at his new side in the Saudi Pro League.
Musona has delivered top performances at Al Tai for two years in a row after arriving from Europe where he spent a decade playing in Germany and Belgium after moving from Kaizer Chiefs.
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Such was the heavyweight of his contribution that he delivered 32 goal contributions (15 goals and 17 assists) in two years at Al Tai playing in midfield and was handed the captain's armband last season.
That form has meant while the big money attention is on Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and N'Golo Kante – Musona has also improved his earnings.
Musona has been the headline signings for Al Riyadh following their promotion back to the Saudi Pro League where they were runners-up 29 years ago.
Belgian gaffer Yannick Ferrera has influenced Musona's move with the former Kaizer Chiefs moving on to an improved deal as the Saudi Riyal keeps ringing in his account.
Ferrera spent 15 years at Anderlecht starting out a kid in the club's development and then returning to coach the club's youth teams after the premature end of his playing career aged 24.
The 42-year-old coach knows Musona from Belgium where the Zimbabwean played for Anderlecht.
Musona's monthly earnings will stretch up in the six figures in the Saudi currency (tax free) which is almost five times stronger than the rand.
The slippery attacker has other perks on his contract part of which are related to goals and assists.
The latest contract means Musona will play in Saudi Arabia until he is at least 35.
Whatever proposal would have come in from the DStv Premiership would not have matched Musona's latest deal.
The former Zimbabwe international turned 33 on Wednesday, June 21 and has had a great career that started off with little earnings at Kaizer Chiefs in 2009 when he signed his first professional after he arrived from Zimbabwe.
Musona's place of residence at the time was Meredale Mews, which is a walking distance to the club's base in Naturena.
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