PARIS (AFP) – Wolves captain Ruben Neves on Friday became the latest major player to move to Saudi Arabia, the 26-year-old Portuguese international joining Al-Hilal.
“From the ‘Wolves’ to the biggest team in Asia,” Al-Hilal announced on social media after the player signed a three-season deal in Paris. Neves leaves Wolves after six seasons for “a club record fee”, the Premier League side announced, reported to be around EUR55 million.
Neves, who arrived at Wolves from Porto, had one year on his contract left at Molineux.
He joins in the Saudi Pro League Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, 35, and Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, in what is expected to be just the start of a series of move for stars based in Europe.
