Koulibaly Welcomes Neymar to Al Hilal in Heartwarming Clip

Koulibaly Welcomes Neymar to Al Hilal in Heartwarming Clip

Lukman Mumuni
updated at August 23, 2023 at 4:57 PM
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  • Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has met his new teammate Neymar
  • The duo shared a heartwarming moment together at Al-Hilal's facilities
  • Neymar joined the Saudi Pro League side in the summer transfer window

Kalidou Koulibaly gave Neymar Junior a warm welcome following the Brazilian's arrival in Riyadh after completing a blockbuster move to Al-Hilal.

The former Barcelona forward joined the Saudi Arabian giants from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer transfer window on a two-year deal.

Al-Hilal have been busy in the transfer window, signing top stars including Koulibaly, Malcom, Yassine Bounou, and Aleksandar Mitrovic.

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Neymar has met his new teammate Kalidou Koulibaly. Credit: @AlHilal_FC
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In a video shared on social media, the Senegalese centre-back spotted Neymar at the club's gym facility, where the duo shared a moment together as they become teammates for the first time.

Koulibaly has been instrumental for Al-Hilal since joining from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, helping the club reach the final of the Arab Club Champions Cup, which they lost to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr.

He has also featured in the two opening games of the Saudi Pro League, with his team winning one and drawing the other.

Meanwhile, Neymar is expected to only debut in mid-September after arriving with a knock, as confirmed by coach, Jorge Jesus, per Sports Brief.

Al-Hilal will next travel to Al-Raed for their third game of the season, as reported by us.soccerway.com.

Koulibaly joins Al-Hilal from Chelsea

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Koulibaly completing his move to Al-Hilal from Chelsea after signing a three-year deal after a single season in the Premier League.

The 32-year-old became the second signing from the EPL this summer by the Saudi giants, joining Ruben Neves, who arrived from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Mane meets Al-Nassr fans

Sports Brief also reported on Sadio Mane being unveiled to fans following his arrival at Al-Nassr during the summer transfer window.

The 2021 AFCON winner arrived during the Knights of Najd's Arab Club Championship Cup campaign, which his new team would win.

Following Al-Nassr's return to Riyadh, Mane was presented to fans at Al-Awwal Park along with fellow new arrivals like Alex Telles.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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