Brazil striker Neymar has expressed his excitement to play for Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal, saying he is looking forward to facing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo 섯다 (Al-Nasr) and Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad).
Al-Hilal officially announced the previous day (Nov. 16) that it had “signed Neymar to a contract until 2025.” Neymar was given the No. 10 jersey, the ace's signature number.
Although the club did not disclose details, local media reported that Alhilal paid PSG a transfer fee of 90 million euros ($13.15 billion). Neymar will receive 150 million euros ($21.93 billion) a year from Alhilal for two years, totaling 43.86 billion won.
Neymar, who left Barcelona (Spain) for PSG in 2017 for a record transfer fee of 222 million euros ($324.5 billion), chose Saudi Arabia, with its powerful “oil money,” as a new challenge.
According to Reuters, Neymar expressed a positive view of the Saudi professional soccer league, which has seen a recent influx of stars.
“When Ronaldo first went (to Al-Nasr), everyone said it was ‘crazy',” Neymar said, “but when I look at the league now, I can see that it's growing and growing.”
The Saudis made a number of star signings in the summer transfer window after their January signing of superstar Ronaldo made a big impact. 온라인섯다 In addition to Benzema, Roberto Firmino (Al Ahli), Leo Neves (Al Hilal), Sadio Mane (Al Nasr), and Jordan Henderson (Al Ittifaq) also headed to the kingdom.
In total, Saudi clubs spent €600 million ($875.2 million) in the summer transfer window to sign high-profile players and managers, according to Reuters.
Neymar believes the presence of the likes of Benzema and Firmino will make the Saudi league more exciting and competitive.
“It's exciting to see top-class players on other teams,” he said, “especially when you're playing against Ronaldo, Benzema, and Firmino.”
“I'm happy to be part of the Saudi League,” Neymar added, “It will be fantastic to play against them and I know Brazilians will be watching the Saudi League a lot. We expect a lot of fans to support Al-Hilal.”
Al-Hilal will host Al-Fayha in the second round of the 2023-24 Saudi Professional Football League on April 20. We could see 고스톱 Neymar make his Saudi debut in an Al-Hilal jersey as early as that day.
