Mohamed Salah and goalkeeper Alisson Becker have also been targeted for big-money transfers to the Middle East.
Souness said:
"I was guilty of leaving for money when I left Liverpool. I said I was going to live in Italy because I’d earn a lot more money — I was very honest about that.
"In the case of Kevin De Bruyne, in the past two years, he’s missed something like 39 games, and it’s closer to 50 over three seasons.
“That’ll only get worse as well with age and with the physicality of the Premier League."
De Bruyne admitted that a move to Saudi Arabia was something he would consider earlier this week
there is no suggestion that Salah or Alisson want to make the switch away from Anfield.
Souness added:
“There was a black and white moment towards the end of my career where I thought, ‘I’m [physically] done at this level’ —
“I was 34 playing for Glasgow Rangers, there was a player called Ian Ferguson who just brushed me aside and took the ball, and I thought, ‘did that just happen?’
"I don’t hold anything against the likes of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo for what they’re doing — they’ve earned their stripes.
“You look at Messi going to Miami, which is a Latin city and somewhere where his kids and family can grow up and be happy.
“If De Bruyne were to do the same with Saudi I wouldn’t have any complaints."
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