whereturn to the gulf, toe are -- namar's transfer paris center man is a milestone for the soccer clubcal statement by its wealthy owner, qatar. it is the latest in a series of headline grabbing deals by qatar. more from alice shaheen. walk us through the numbers to begin with. we have the headline numbers, something like 260 million. that is just the buyout clause. >> that is the clause so nobody can approach your player. in seeing, a need that -- i need to show everybody that life is normal despite the saudi boycott. this is the headline normal -- headline number, it excludes his wages,. some reports put the total value of the deal as $600 billion. to put this in perspective, last year, manchester united have to work -- the world record at over $100 million. that is more than double the previous deal. tracy: what you think qatar is trying to achieve? alaa: you can argue the deal has been making before. the same deal with the f-16s from the u.s. and the italian navy warships, but it is being say, like is we proceeding normally despite the boycott. it has not stopped any of their inter