The Saudi Arabian league has brought a storm in European football by signing European superstars into their sides. Al Hilal competes in the top flight of Saudi Arabian Football, the Saudi Pro League. The club holds the record for the most continental trophies in Asia, as well as a record 18 Professional League titles. Jorge Jesus managed Al Hilal to finish third last season and will be looking to be the champions in the upcoming season.
Al Hilal has won 66 official titles. In domestic competitions, they have won a record 18 Professional League titles, a record 13 Crown Prince Cup titles, a record seven Saudi Federation Cup titles, ten King Cup titles, a record three Super Cup titles, as well as the Saudi Founder’s Cup. The Saudi Arabian club has worked hard in the summer transfer window to sign some big names into their squad. Here are the top three signings of Al Hilal for the 2023/24 season:
1) Neymar – Brazil legend Neymar Jr has made his move from Paris Saint-Germain to Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal. The transfer fee was reported to be worth €90 million. The ex-Barcelona legend revealed that he faced some tough times with PSG and was happy to make his move. He has already made three appearances for his present team. Neymar has a good tenure with PSG as a player as he appeared in 112 matches and scored 82 times. He also has 129 international appearances and has 79 international goals besides his name.
2) Kalidou Koulibaly – Senegal national team player Koulibaly signed for Al Hilal after representing Chelsea last season. The ex Napoli center back signed for Al Hilal for a fee of around £20 million. Koulibaly has already made five appearances for his new side and has also scored his first goal. He captains the national side and has made 72 appearances scoring one international goal.
3) Milinkovic Savic – Serbian midfielder Milinkovic Savic finally made his move from Serie A club Lazio after eight seasons appearing in 341 matches and scoring 69 goals. He has made his Saudi Pro League debut and has already appeared in 6 matches. He has made a total of 11 appearances for Al Hilal this season and also scored two goals. The Serbian international has made 45 appearances for his national side and also scored seven international goals.
