Veteran German coach Felix Magath would not be averse to coaching in Saudi Arabia if he gets a decent offer, saying that for him professionalism comes first.
Magath said at a book presentation on Wednesday night in Berlin that he is not criticising players and coaches such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema who have made the switch to the Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Arabia is accused of trying to improve its image through sports in a scheme labelled sportswashing by critics. The huge salaries paid there have also raised eyebrows.
Magath, 70, said he was personally spared blushes by never having to consider such an offer during his playing career but said with a smile he would have probably not rejected "100 million per season."
As a coach, he would go to Saudi Arabia, saying he has also worked in China in the past and that he was a professional who was trying to do the best possible job.
Magath won the European Cup Winners' Cup and Champions Cup plus three Bundesligas with SV Hamburg as a player, plus Euro 1980 with Germany.
As a coach, he won back-to-back Bundesliga and German Cup doubles with Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg. He was also in charge of England's Fulham and China's Shandong Taishan while his last engagement was in 2022 when he saved Hertha Berlin from relegation.
