“I was no longer able to give what we expected,” explains Al-Hilal CEO on Neymar’s departure

“I was no longer able to give what we expected,” explains Al-Hilal CEO on Neymar’s departure


It was Calzada estimates that the impact outside the field was the largest contribution of Shirt 10 during his Saudi Arabia

With only seven games played with the shirt of Al-hilalearly exit of Neymar Saudi Arabia, on the eve of Super World Club In June of this year, in the United States, it was not seen as an error by the club’s CEO, it was fitted. According to the leader, the striker, who returned to Saints This month, he was no longer able to deliver what “was expected from him on the field, despite the positive result in the financial area.

“I’m very sorry that we could never count on Neymar,” said Calzada to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. “Your departure shows that we, in Al-Hilal, are looking for and we need players able to provide the best. Although Neymar has contributed to our marketing success, the sporting result is our priority. And we turn to the conclusion that I was no longer able to deliver what we expected.

The decision caused Neymar and his staff to choose the contractual resolution with Al-Hilal and, consequently, the return to Santos. Since he arrived in Brazil, however, Shirt 10 has played two games with the Alvinegra shirt. “I am not saying that he is no longer able to play football. But the level of competitiveness in Al-Hilal is brutal. We have a limited number of foreigners. Neymar currently does not have the level to immediately deliver the maximum,” said Calzada .

The manager was commercial director of the City Football Group (CFG), a club conglomerate led by the United Arab Emirates and Manchester City owner, before being hired by Al-Hilal. “Neymar gave us visibility. We have acquired a push in the growth of our followers of followers, from 15 million to over 40 million”, says Calzada, on the impact of the attacker on Saudi Arabia.

“But for us, the Super Club World Cup is one of our greatest priorities of the season. We do not go to the United States to change his shirts. The competition offers us the opportunity to present a new perspective on the club,” said the man business.

In Brazil, Neymar led Santos networks, as he did in Saudi Arabia. This Sunday, at the debut as an appetizer, had an exhibition on display. With very few moments of brightness and without a lot of help from his companions, the attacker was replaced 15 minutes from the end of the match against Norizonte and saw the end of the duel from a tie without goals from the bench.

Source: Terra

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