Neymar said he is enjoying “new challenges and opportunities in new places” after joining Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal on Tuesday, which the oil-rich Gulf state is attracting. Has become the latest big name to happen.
The 31-year-old Brazil forward ended a six-year stay in the French capital and followed in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sadio Mane in swapping Europe for the Middle East.
“I have achieved a lot and enjoyed a special time in Europe, but I have always wanted to be a global player and test myself in new places with new challenges and opportunities,” Neymar said in a statement to the Saudi Pro League. want.”
“I want to write a new history of the game and the Saudi Pro League currently has tremendous energy and quality players,” he said.