Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club announced – yesterday, Monday – that it had signed international player Hassan Timbukti, coming from Al-Shabab Club, in a deal that local media said would be the most expensive in the history of Saudi players.
And Al-Hilal published a video clip on the “X” social networking platform – formerly known as Twitter – of the player in the Al-Hilal shirt saying, “In the end, I am Hilal.”
Al-Hilal wrote on his page on the social networking site “X” that, “Timbukti… Hilali for four years… until the end of the 2027 season.”
🎬 In the end.. I am Hilali 🤷🏻♂️💙#Crescent moon pic.twitter.com/5XOJuxk22o
– Al Hilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_FC) August 21, 2023
Timbukti became the eighth summer deal for Al Hilal after Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono, Brazilians Neymar and Malcolm, Senegalese Khalido Coulibaly, Serbians Sergey Milinkovic-Savic and Alexander Mitrovic, and Portuguese Robin Neves.
🎬 We come to the conclusion of our content for today.. Enjoy watching 😎💙#TimbuktiHilali pic.twitter.com/fsUOdDWPdV
– Al Hilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_FC) August 21, 2023
Timbukti has defended the youth first-team jersey since 2018, during a career that included him being loaned to Al-Wahda during the 2019-2020 season.
He played 51 matches with Al-Shabab in total, while he played with Al-Wehda only 8 matches.
Timbukti was with the Saudi national team in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, and he participated mainly in the squad that shocked Lionel Messi and his comrades in the Argentine national team by beating them 2-1 in the first round of the group stage, before losing later to Poland and Mexico with one score, 0-2, and exiting the group stage.
Fans’ reactions varied on social media. As Al-Hilal fans expressed their satisfaction with the deal, including Muhammad, who said, “It is said in the streets of Riyadh that even a drop of water does not enter the penalty area with the presence of Hassan Timbukti.”
As for Amr, he described the deal as historic for Al-Hilal club, and tweeted, saying: “I am completely convinced that Hassan is the best Saudi player, and the player who had a great opportunity for professionalism and success. I fully believe that adding Hassan is as if you brought a foreign player with excellent quality, but the difference is that Hassan is a Saudi player.” He will not take the place of the foreigner, Hassan Timbukti Hilali, a big deal.
On the other hand, the deal disturbed the fans of Al-Shabab Club, including the activist Mohamed, who expressed his sadness, saying, “It is sad that the moment the youth fans come to the club to demand that Timbukti’s transfer be prevented, the confirmed news of the player’s signing for Al-Hilal comes out.”
Among the tweeters were those who commented on the value of the deal, including Nawaf Al-Assi, “Frankly and far from passion and inclinations, 138 million riyals… Does Hassan Timbukti deserve it?”
🚨 In all honesty and away from emotion and tendencies.
138 million riyals.. Is Hassan Timbukti worth it? pic.twitter.com/MeIEP7Oxcl
– Nawaf Al-Asian 🇸🇦 (@football_ll55) August 21, 2023
A historic deal for Al-Hilal club .. I am fully convinced that Hassan is the best Saudi player and the most player who had a great opportunity for professionalism and success
He fully believes that adding Hassan is as if you brought in a foreign player of excellent quality, but the difference is that Hassan is a Saudi player who will not take the foreign player.
Hassan Timbukti Hilali, great deal pic.twitter.com/CkIyJwPgcz
– Amr (@bt3) August 21, 2023
– Congratulations on the bench, making you the Rabat that ends your career
Congratulations on your loan to Al-Raed and Al-Akhdood
Congratulations on the end of your careerUnfortunately, I thought you were ambitious. Unfortunately, I used to see you in a youth shirt. Unfortunately, you disappointed me. @hos__5 pic.twitter.com/xz1NUfQxsl
– Hattan (@ h_ta77) August 21, 2023
It is said in the streets of Riyadh
Even a drop of water does not enter the penalty area with Hassan Timbukti pic.twitter.com/QAwbGw0KCl
– Muhammad (@ivd5j) August 21, 2023
Oh cover, a young child knows Nadi’s needs #Young And Hassan Timbukti says stay in the club
And the president “Khaled Al-Thunayan” wants the opposite and sells Hassan and does not answer foreign players!!! pic.twitter.com/75EO1uLuIq
– Abdullah (@ 2h__7A) August 21, 2023
🚨 Urgent |
Hassan Timbukti Hilali for 4 years.
(Okaz) pic.twitter.com/2pzsVfLgzf
– Bayt Al Hilal (@baytAlhilal) August 21, 2023
The first thing that opened the meeting was the announcement of the current administration that it had sold the contract of player Hassan Timbukti.
Allah is my suffice, and the best deputy pic.twitter.com/2wteHVIw3A– Nwiser (@Nwiser_) August 21, 2023
Sad at the moment when youth fans come to the club to demand a transfer ban #timbukti Confirmed news of the player signing for Al-Hilal comes out #Hassan _ Hilali pic.twitter.com/Kqqv0ccUtN
— 𝗠𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗💎 (@optimistic2025) August 21, 2023
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