When asked about a change in his career, the 31-year-old Brazilian admits he is excited to play for Al-Hilal and underlines the pioneering nature of the rival striker
the transfer of Neymar for the al-hilalfrom the Saudi Arabia, took many by surprise and generated numerous criticisms of the Brazilian player’s career management. Officialized by the Saudi club last Tuesday 15, the athlete’s new contract is astronomical. With a much higher salary than the 4 million euros per month (R$21 million) the athlete earned PSG, Neymar will earn about 160 million euros in two years, or about R$ 860 million, which means more than R $ 1 million a day and R $ 48 thousand every hour. The values can exceed R$ 1 billion in two years, considering targets and commercial agreements.
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— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) August 16, 2023
Despite the haul, Neymar has been questioned about his sporting decision. At the age of 31, he leaves the continent where the best football in the world is played and goes to a league where, until a few months ago, there was no media interest. In an interview with Al-Hilal’s communication channels, the player addressed the unexpected change in his career and mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo as one of his inspirations. At the end of last season, Ronaldo left Manchester United to play for Al-Nassrone of Al-Hilal’s main rivals in domestic competition.
“Obviously it’s a very different exchange, but it’s still a new challenge. Cristiano Ronaldo was the pioneer in all of this and at the beginning everyone called him crazy, but today we see that the league is growing more and more. the league is always growing more, he will be even more competitive after the purchases made this summer,” said the Brazilian.
The player has highlighted the presence of stars who have played in Europe as one of the great attractions of the new league. In the transfer window, several well-known athletes chose to leave Europe and play in Saudi Arabia. Most of them, however, were already in the final stages of their careers.
“You are very happy to find quality players in other teams because it excites you, motivates you to play even better. It is obvious that when you face Criastiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Firmino, the emotion will be even greater. So, I am very happy to be there , entering this league and definitely facing them will be great.”
The Brazilian also highlighted the presence of good players in the Al-Hilal squad. Something that, according to him, motivates him to want to play. “It’s important to have quality in the team, it helps with some decisions you make in your career and obviously it was one of those in my life. Like I said, I’m excited to write a new story, pursue all the goals with the club and help the my mates”.
The striker joins a squad commanded by the Portuguese Jorge Jesus, ex Flamengo, and made up of other recently signed stars, such as the Portuguese Rúben Neves, the Serbian Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and the Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly, as well as Maicom, who defended the Corinthians.
Source: Terra
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