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High-end restaurants, luxury fashion label shops... and no ban on booze! Why WAGS of Saudi Arabia-bound football superstars are choosing to live in Bahrain instead

Saudi Arabia's football takeover is in full flow this summer with top stars flocking to the Gulf nation.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the first big-name star to make the move at the end of 2022, and with huge wages on offer, the likes of Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Edouard Mendy and Ruben Neves have since followed suit.

More could yet make the same move, with Liverpool pair Jordan Henderson and Fabinho among those strongly linked with moves to Saudi Arabia.

While the players are taking their talents to the Saudi Pro League, a neighbouring country has become a hot-spot for players' wives and partners.