Portuguese coach Luis Castro made shocking statements about Al-Nasr Saudi Club signing the brilliant Portuguese player Otavio, a former Porto player last summer, pointing to Al-Hilal Club’s role in completing the deal.
In his interview with the Portuguese “Sport TV” channel, Castro revealed Al-Nasr Club’s intense efforts to contract with Otavio, and the challenges the deal faced, especially with Porto’s desire to obtain the full amount of $40 million to complete the agreement.
In addition, Castro touched on the significant impact that Al Hilal’s contract with Brazilian star Neymar had, explaining how this contributed to expanding the budgets available to the clubs, which allowed Al Nasr to complete the Otavio deal.
Castro said after that, “When Al-Hilal decided to officially contract with Neymar, it opened the budget to all Saudi clubs, including Al-Nasr and Al-Ittihad. We succeeded in contracting with the player Otavio, and Al-Ittihad was contracting with Mohamed Salah.”
These statements from Castro came to ignite discussions and speculation, especially after the statements of Anmar Al-Haili, president of Al-Ittihad Club, who previously confirmed that the deal to transfer Mohamed Salah to his club had stalled due to financial issues.
2023-12-21 03:43:03
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