JEDDAH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's spending spree in the luxury aisles of the global transfer market will be expected to pay off over the next week-and-a-half as the country's leading clubs look to turn trophy signings into title winners in the Asian Champions League Elite.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr and four-times Asian champions Al-Hilal are joined by Jeddah-based Al-Ahli in the continental quarter-finals, with the Saudi Pro League trio favoured to dominate the battle for silverware.
