The recent period witnessed tension in the relationship between player Saud Abdul Hamid and his Portuguese coach, Jorge Jesus, which led to the right-back being excluded from the match. Crescent Friendly match against Udinese, Italy, on August 3.
The Al Hilal player missed the 1-0 win over Udinese, before returning to his team’s lineup during the friendly match against Al Najma, which was held on Thursday, August 8, and ended with a 3-1 win for Al Hilal.
And sciencewin winFrom his own sources, Portuguese Ruben Neves, Al Hilal midfielder, tried to bring together the points of view of Saud Abdul Hamid and Jesus, contributing to breaking the ice between the two parties.
Our sources indicated that Neves helped arrange a meeting between Jesus and his player, during which the Al Hilal coach asked the right-back to close the professional file and focus on appearing in the best possible way during the Saudi Super Cup.
The Saudi Super Cup competitions will start on the 13th of August in the city of Abha, where Al-Hilal will play against Al-Ahli, and the following day Al-Nasr will meet Al-Taawoun, with the winner of each match qualifying for the final, which will be held on the 17th of this month.
Saud Abdul Hamid had refused to renew his contract with the “Blue Capital”, which ends in June 2025, due to his desire to experience professional football abroad. According to press reports, the player was angry with his club’s position, which affected his commitment and focus on the team’s camp, which was held in Austria in the past few days.
The Al Hilal right back is considered one of the most prominent Saudi players in recent years, and is distinguished by his high speed, abundant effort, and performing the offensive and defensive duties in the required manner.
Saud Abdul Hamid.. The hero of the treble with Al Hilal
During the past season 2023-24, Abdul Hamid achieved the local treble with Al Hilal, after obtaining the titles Dora Roshan Saudi, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and Saudi Super Cup.
The player joined Al-Hilal in January 2022, in a free transfer deal after the end of his contract with Al-Ittihad, and so far he has won 5 titles with the capital’s blue shirt, namely the Saudi League twice, the Saudi Super Cup, and the King’s Cup twice, in addition to achieving second place in the 2022 Club World Cup.
During his career with Al Hilal, the player defended the blue shirt in 113 matches across all competitions, scoring 5 goals, in addition to providing 18 assists, noting that he has 33 international matches with the Saudi national team, during which he scored one goal and made 3 others.
The player’s current market value is estimated at 4 million euros, according to data from the website “Transfer Market“The world, which is the highest market value that Saud has reached in his football career.
