The Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bonothat the signing of al hilal became official yesterday from Sevilleaffirmed, in his first statements after the transfer, that Saudi Arabia now gives an opportunity to see that there is “great talent” among players from Arab countries.
“I think there is great talent in Arab countries and Saudi Arabia is now giving us an opportunity to prove it,” he said in Arabic in a video posted by Al Hilal on his X platform account, formerly Twitter.
Bono, 32, considers this phase a “new challenge” in his career after signing for three seasons at the club, which also includes Neymar. “I came with the intention of making history, hopefully with Al Hilal. The public expects a lot and for me it’s something positive. I like challenges and I like being in a place where there are high expectations,” he asserted.
Since Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Al Nassr in December, Saudi Arabia has launched a multi-million euro transfer offensive to lure stars such as Karim Benzema, as well as promising youngsters to position the unknown Saudi football league . .
But the Saudi federation also wants to give help to its locals and has imposed regulations on clubs so that they play a series of minutes and have a chance on the pitch.
A transfer for 20 million euros
Yesterday it became official that the Moroccan international will leave for soccer in Saudi Arabia in a move worth just over 20 million euros, according to operative sources, although Sevilla and Al Hilal did not specify the details of the move to their statements. agreement.
The goalkeeper arrived at Sevilla in the summer of 2019, on loan from Girona with a purchase option of 4 million euros which the Sevilla entity exercised at the end of the 19-20 campaign, where he started in place of Czech Tomas Vaclík , although his injuries allowed him to claim ownership.
In 2023, the Moroccan goalkeeper attended FIFA’s The Best gala after being nominated among the best goalkeepers in the world thanks to his excellent previous campaign, an act in which he finished third in the voting behind Argentine Emiliano Martínez and by Belgian Thibaut Courtois.
Source: La Verdad
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