Argentine Marcelo Gallardo and his coaching staff arrived to supervise the green team and lead the Riyadh season team, which includes stars from Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr teams, and he is the winner of the Libertadores Cup twice as coach of “River Plate”.
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— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 16, 2023
The team includes key players such as Matthews Pereira of Brazil, and Odion Ighalo, the Nigerian striker who also played with Manchester United, from Al Hilal, and among the prominent names also in victory is Alvaro Gonzalez of Spain, who previously played with Real Zaragoza, Racing Santander and Espanyol, in addition to the player Talisca. Brazilian.
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— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) January 16, 2023
Gallardo had announced in October of the previous year that he would leave River Plate when his contract expired in December following more than eight years at the club.
He joined River in May 2014 and won 14 titles with the Argentine club, including seven international titles, six national cups and the 2021 Argentine League, according to Archyde.com.
He led River Plate to victory over his rival, Boca Juniors, during the 2014 Copa Sudamericana and the Copa Libertadores in 2015, 2018 and 2019.
The Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, will lead the team consisting of Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal Saudi players once morest the French club Paris-Germain, in the friendly match that will bring the two sides together in the capital, Riyadh, later this month.
And the head of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, Turki Al-Sheikh, appeared in the video, which he posted on his official account on the Twitter site, as he gave the “Madeira missile” the badge of the captain of the Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal team in the expected match on January 19.
And foreign sports newspapers reported Saudi Arabia’s relentless pursuit to include the Argentine star, who won the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi, to Al Hilal Club, thus being able to draw the world’s attention through his confrontation with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who started his contract with Al Nasr Club.
And it was reported that Al-Hilal Club, the local rival of Al-Nasr Club, is interested in contracting with Messi, the Paris Saint-Germain striker, according to Marca, the Spanish sports newspaper in Previous report. The Saudi club are ready to lure the 2022 World Cup winner back to the country following their rivals managed to lure Cristiano Ronaldo on a two-year deal following Ronaldo parted ways with Manchester United.
According to “Mundo Deportivo”, the Spanish sports newspaper, Al Hilal is preparing an offer that Messi would earn for $ 300 million annually if he agreed to move to the Saudi side. And the Saudi government might help Al-Hilal fund the potential signing of Messi in their attempt to promote football in the country.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Messi and Paris Saint-Germain are close to reaching an agreement on renewing their contract, according to Marca.
In a report entitled, “Messi is the biggest wish for Al Hilal,” Mundo Deportivo indicated in a previous report that some reports state that Al Hilal Saudi Club may offer Messi up to $350 million annually.
According to the newspaper, it will be difficult to refuse such an offer, but it is not clear whether the Argentine star will move to Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi government will be responsible for most of the investment in Messi’s accession deal. Just like in the Ronaldo deal. Saudi Arabia will help Al-Hilal Club financially to be able to sign with the current world champion and promote the local league with the two biggest football stars in the past twenty years, according to “Mundo Deportivo”.
