In his first interview since moving to Al Hilal, Neymar praised Cristiano Ronaldo.
On July 16, Neymar officially moved to play for Saudi Arabia’s AL Hilal club with a 2-year contract.
In his first sharing session since joining the new team, Neymar praised Ronaldo for helping football in Saudi Arabia develop by moving to Al Nassr in December 2022. Thanks to that, Neymar has the opportunity to compete in a highly competitive playground.
“I believe Cristiano Ronaldo was the one who started [the wave of stars going to Saudi Arabia to play]. People say Ronaldo is crazy and things like that. Today you see the league is going strong.
The league is very competitive now, especially after the arrival of quality names in the summer transfer window. I think competitiveness is an important factor. That’s also why I come here to play football. I like the challenge and want to help the league keep going.”
Since the beginning of the year, teams in Saudi Arabia have spent about 600 million euros to bring back the world’s top stars such as Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson and the latest Neymar.
It is known that Al Hilal had to pay PSG an amount of 90 million euros to get Neymar’s signature. In Saudi Arabia, Neymar receives an annual salary of 91.7 million euros ($100 million). Not only that, this player is also provided with a private jet, a 25-bedroom apartment, a supercar…
On September 19, Al Hilal will face Al Feiha at the national championship. Neymar can debut a new team in this confrontation.
