Cristiano Ronaldo is responsible for change Saudi Pro Leagueaccording to the Brazilian neymarwho hopes to face the Portuguese international when he starts playing at al hilal. Neymar, 31, has signed a two-year contract with the Riyadh-based club after spending six years at PSGin an agreement for an estimated value of 90 million euros.
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, joined Al-Nassr in December on a two-and-a-half-year deal following his acrimonious departure from Manchester United. “I think Cristiano Ronaldo started all this and everyone called him ‘crazy’, and this and that. Now you see the league grow more and more,” Neymar said in his first interview after the announcement of the transfer.
Since then, the Saudi Pro League has invested more than 600 million euros to attract a large number of top players and coaches from European clubs. Among others, Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema of Real Madrid, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez.
“It’s exciting, meeting quality players in other teams excites you and motivates you to play better. And when you face Ronaldo, Benzema, (Roberto) Firmino, it’s a fact that the emotion is greater,” he said. Neymar.
Al-Hilal reappointed Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus for a year and signed former Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Ruben Neves, Serbian Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Brazilian striker Malcom. “It’s very important to have quality in the team. Obviously, it helps with some of the decisions you make throughout your career. It really did it for me.”
Source: La Verdad
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