Brazil ahead Neymar was formally offered at his new membership Al-Hilal on Saturday with a giant occasion on the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia.
Some 67,000 individuals had been on the stadium to welcome the previous Paris Saint-Germain participant, who accomplished his switch earlier this week.
“I’m very happy with this reception, with this new challenge. I’m impressed,” Neymar mentioned.
“I came to the biggest club in this country and I hope to be part of history. Let’s enjoy, be happy. I will do everything for this club,”
The GloboEsporte.com news portal reported that Al-Hilal distributed 1000’s of posters with Neymar’s face, the quantity 10 and the phrase “welcome.” Drones additionally projected Neyrma’s face and the quantity 10 within the sky.
The participant, nonetheless, will not play in opposition to Al-Fayha in a while Saturday.
Neymar signed a contract for 2 seasons with the choice to increase for one more one. PSG reportedly acquired €90 million ($98 million) for the switch.
The Brazilian had moved to PSG from FC Barcelona in 2017 for a document sum of €222 million. However, the footballer by no means absolutely settled on the crew and did not have a great relationship with the followers, who in May gathered outdoors Neymar’s luxurious mansion to protest.
The transfer the newest in a string of transfers to Saudi Arabian groups, together with stars Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané and others. The swaps into the Saudi Pro League have had a serious affect on the switch market this 12 months, raking in lots of of hundreds of thousands.
Critics see the nation’s large funding in skilled soccer and different sports activities as an try at bettering its picture by means of top-level sport. Saudi Arabia has been largely slammed by the worldwide neighborhood for its human rights document.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
