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JONATHAN SORIANO, HARD AGAINST NEY

A former Barça charges against Neymar for his arrival in Arabia: "He preferred money"

Published:16/08/2023 - 00:36h

Updated:16/08/2023 - 00:36h

The signing of Neymar Jr. by the Saudi Al Hilal marks the Brazilian's farewell to the world elite at just 31 years of age. In this regard, Jonathan Soriano, a former player for Barça and the Saudi team, criticized Ney's decision, although he reaches the "biggest team" in Arabia

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The arrival of Neymar Jr. To Arabia follows generating critical in the world of the football. The last in criticising the decision of the Brazilian was Jonathan Soriano, ex forward of the FC Barcelona the one who knows well the Saudi Pro League after his go through the To the Hilal in the season 2018-19. Although only it contested 12 official parties this season (4 goals), the Catalan considers to the club like "the biggest of Asia".

"Neymar Has the sufficient quality to lead a team that look for to win the Champions and see that it has thrown the towel. Now that they are not Christian neither Messi and that it could lead the world-wide football together with Mbappé, Haaland and the new footballers that go going out, has decided to win more money", commented Soriano in an interview for the chain 'DAZN'.

Soriano Has it clear: Go to Arabia no always is the best decision

The one of The Pont of Vilomara i Rocafort landed in Saudi floor in January of 2019 after leaving free of the Beijing Guoan Chinese. After a semester in which had a lot of problems of adaptation left to the Girona, by which ensured that, further of the millions, no always results easy to play there. "Go to Saudi Arabia with a woman and three daughters is not the best idea", ensured the ex leading culé on his go through Arabia.

Soriano Was three seasons in the filial of the Barça, between 2009 and 2012, adding 59 goals in 84 parties. With the first alone team saw action in a party in the 2009-10. On the remozada staff of the To the Hilal, the ex forward thinks that the club "is trying to do a team to win again the Champions Asian and has showed it with the signings that has done this summer". In addition to Neymar, To the Hilal has fichado to Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Rúben Neves and Malcom.

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