Overview
- Late July reporting from Saudi outlets and international summaries said Al‑Nassr’s internal liabilities have reached about 800 million Saudi riyals, creating an acute cash‑flow crisis.
- The Public Investment Fund has curtailed the club’s operational spending powers and ordered that no new contracts be signed unless Al‑Nassr can show funds from its own commercial revenues.
- PIF has engaged independent financial, commercial and legal advisers and begun reshaping the board and executive remit, with reports of removed directors and reduced powers for sporting and contracts staff.
- Transfer activity is effectively frozen this summer, with an agreed deal for Samu Costa left unfinished and local reports saying some first‑team players have recently received only partial salary payments.
- PIF is weighing two serious takeover offers and prefers a partial sale, a move that could force cost cuts or contract changes for high‑paid players and weaken the squad’s short‑term competitiveness on the pitch.