Player Saudi Arabian Saleh Al-Shehri laughed as he responded to rumors that he would be given a Rolls Royce Phantom car after the shock win over Argentina in World Cup 2022.
Al-Shehri then denied the circulating rumors that every Saudi Arabian player receives a prize car from Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS). He communicated it in a press conference in view of the match against Poland on the second day of Group C of the 2022 World Cup, on Saturday (11/26) evening WIB.
“That’s not true. Yes, that’s not true,” Al-Shehri said in response to a question from a media crew about Prince MbS’s Rolls Royce Phantom award. Arab news.
“We are here to serve our country and do our best, so this is our greatest achievement,” he continued.
Previously, the rumors of Prince MbS’s crazy gifts for Saudi Arabian players had gone viral on social media Twitter. Indian businessman Suhel Seth was one of those who uploaded the news that a Saudi Arabian player received a Rolls Royce from Prince MbS.
A well-known social media activist who is also a dentist, Awab Alvi, said that all Saudi Arabian players have Phantom Rolls Royce cars.
Quoted by Rolls Royce Pasadena, the price for the Phantom type released in 2022 ranges from 460 thousand to 550 thousand US dollars, or the equivalent of IDR 7.212 to IDR 8.624 billion.
The Saudi Arabian players themselves are now focused on the match against Poland. This match can determine the passage of the Green Falcons to the round of 16.
If this mission can be fulfilled, Saudi Arabia will repeat its successes at the 1994 World Cup. At that time, Saudi Arabia qualified for the knockout stage but Sweden immediately stopped the move, who won with a score of 3-1.
(jal/har)
