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Following the news that Spain’s most popular athlete has signed a contract to represent Saudi Arabia in tennis, admirers of the tennis player have been asking this topic on social media.

The statement Nadal made, “Wherever you look, you can see growth and progress here,” left Spaniards stunned more than the agreement he signed to “advance the development of the sport” with the oil-rich Arab nation.

At initially, advocates criticized the Gulf State’s lack of human rights, saying, “Money buys everything.” The discussion has now shifted from social media to Whatsapp groups, cafeterias, and office hallways.

“The following day, I discovered it was true, even if I had misinterpreted the news the previous night since I was so exhausted. Initially, I wondered why he had sold himself. “He didn’t need it, he won everything and he’s got a lot of money,” Madrid resident Jaime, whose favorite player has always been Rafael Nadal, told Euronews.

“We could count the years from this moment on—the first year since Rafa was sold—because it was such a severe blow,” he continues.

There have also been a lot of emails criticizing Nadal’s choice in newspapers. Pablo Erskine from Alcorcón commented in El País, “I don’t understand the urge to sell out like this, but I don’t blame him either: when it comes to enormous sums of money, dignity and honor leave.”

“Does a few million more really justify surrendering principles for?”

Gonzalo talked about this with his coworkers at the London coffee break of the bank he works for. “Nadal is God to me, so it’s difficult to be impartial, but it’s obvious that this wasn’t the best thing he could have done.”

others stand by their idol in the face of the most heated debates.

“I’m not sure if the deal is beneficial to his reputation, but I believe he is doing it for the growth of tennis and his academy, not for financial gain. I still think that Rafael Nadal upholds these morals and ideals,” says Jorge, a Spaniard who now resides in Germany and claims to have never missed a match.