Al-Hilal hails Neymar's 'incredible' impact on Saudi Pro League fandom

Al-Hilal CEO Esteva Calzada gives insight to Neymar's influence on the Saudi Pro League.

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00:00It's unbelievable. But it's a fandom country, no matter what you look.

00:08If you look at Neymar, which is probably one of the biggest names in the game,

00:13but anything that has to do with the club, people go crazy about it.

00:18I've worked for FC Barcelona, I've worked for Manchester City.

00:21I've never seen anything like this. It's crazy about Neymar.

00:26Even when he's not been playing, whenever he's shown up,

00:30when we've put him in marketing or commercial campaigns,

00:36it's positively surprising that he hasn't lost any bit of popularity at all.

00:44That's why we've been so successful without him,

00:47so imagine how it can be now that we have him back very soon.

00:52The only thing that I can say is that I have seen him training regularly with his teammates.

00:57Obviously now, after the international break, there's a run of matches.

01:03When you speak to him, he's super excited about being back,

01:06and it's certainly around the corner.