Al-Hilal made official this Tuesday the signing of the Brazilian ‘crack’ Neymar, who at 31 years old joins the ranks of the most successful club in Saudi Arabia and who has won more Asian Champions, in a season in which the league Saudi will be a great attraction after the incorporation of great soccer superstars.
The history of Al-Hilal, Neymar’s new team
Founded in 1957, Al-Hilal have won a total of 18 Saudi Pro League titles and lifted four Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League trophies, the biggest competition on the continent.
The latest Asian Champions League conquest earned Al-Hilal the chance to play in the 2022 Club World Cup final, but the Saudis had to settle for second place after losing against European champions Real Madrid.
These successes have led Al-Hilal to look at the great stars of Europe during this transfer market, in which many other clubs from the Arab country have signed galactic additions.
In fact, the blue team set its sights this summer on PSG’s attack line, especially Leo Messi. Al-Hilal was convinced that they could count on the Argentine star for a succulent sum of money, but they were disappointed when the footballer decided to go to Inter Miami.
He also tried his luck with Kylian Mbappé with an offer of more than 700 million euros, according to Saudi media, but they were also affected by the already iconic feints that the Frenchman executes off the pitch.
Will Neymar have a rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo?
Al-Hilal is one of the clubs with the most fans in Saudi Arabia and its great historical rival is Al-Nassr, a team that signed the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo in the last winter market and that revolutionized the football scene in the Arab world.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner called on the great footballers of Europe to go to Arabia, a call that was answered by dozens of them, including Karim Benzema, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino, N’Golo Kanté or Riyad Mahrez.
Al-Hilal reinforcements
Al-Hilal has already signed a large number of players from Europe in recent years, but second-rate players, such as Sebastián Giovinco, Bafétimbi Gomis, Jonathan Soriano, Moussa Marega and Odion Ighalo.
But after the transfer of 75% ownership of the club to the Saudi Investment Fund (one of the biggest on the planet), Al-Hilal was able to maneuver to sign stars like Kalidou Coulibaly from Chelsea, Sergej Milinković-Savić from Lazio and Rúben Neves from Wolverhampton.
This season, Al-Hilal is looking to see titles again after suffering last year, when they only clinched the Saudi King’s Cup, finished third in the league and lost the AFC Final against Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan.
2023-08-16 02:10:14
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