“Your jersey is ready”: Al-Hilal is waiting… Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo is now part of the Al-Hilal “family”. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Al-Hilal

LE SCAN SPORT – The Saudi club responds, with humor, to the appeal of the no less humorous foot of the Greek star of the American parquet floors.

«Al-Hilal, you can recruit me, I look like Kylian Mbappé“. When the Mbappé soap opera was still in full swing and the Saudi club had tried its luck to poach the Parisian world champion, the Milwaukee NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo had launched this humorous foot call on social networks. The crazy figures mentioned at the time (300 M€ transfer, 700 M€ per season for the player) had also caused a lot of reaction among the leaders of the great North American basketball league… LeBron James was one of those -there.

Still, Neymar Jr’s new club has not forgotten the joke of the man nicknamed the “Greek Freak”, twice NBA MVP (best player) (2019, 2020) and winner of the title champion with the Wisconsin franchise in 2021. Al-Hilal indeed announces on social networks that Antetokounmpo’s jersey, flocked with his name and 34, his number with the Bucks, is “ready» : «Welcome to our Giannis family“. The respondent’s response was quick. Giannis Antetokounmpo can already see himself there:Best duo in the Saudi league“, he laughs in the caption of a photo where he poses alongside the 31-year-old Brazilian international.

Antetokounmpo not unhappy

If he will not receive €700 million next season, the 28-year-old Greek international will not be in need: he is under contract for between three seasons in Milwaukee, he who will receive $45.6 million in 2023- 24, $48.8 million in 2024-25 and $51.9 million in 2025-26 (player option over the last year). Mbappé, he said no to the Saudi gold bridge. He will stay at PSG for at least one more season, he who was reinstated in Luis Enrique’s squad last Sunday. According to our information, the 24-year-old is committed to a number of things. Extension, mandatory sale clause, waiver of loyalty bonuses? The details are unclear. But PSG will not be harmed when he leaves, whether next summer or later. “KM” will make its debut in 2023-24 on Saturday, in Toulouse (2nd day of L1).