In a unexpected but necessary move, Al Hilal recruited striker Abderrazak Hamdallah on an emergency borrowed form, just a few days before the quarter -finals of the FIFA Club World Cup with Fluminense.
Al Hilal bought more strikers to prepare for the great war with Fluminense
Abderrazak Hamdallah joined from Al Shabab, the team with the Saudi Pro League, under the short -term contract lasting during the Club World Cup tournament. The 34 -year -old striker had his first training session with Al Hilal on Thursday, at Orlando.
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Abderrazak Hamdallah (right) to join Al Hilal on a short -term borrowed form |
The decision to supplement the urgent personnel came after Al Hilal lost three pillars in the attack: Aleksandar Mitrovic, Marcos Leonardo and Salem al-Dawsari were injured. According to FIFA's regulations, teams are allowed to register to replace players within 48 hours before each match, provided that the reasons come from injury.
“We really need to strengthen forces, and I am sure he will help the team”coach Simone Inzaghi shared about Hamdallah before Fluminense encounter at Camping World Stadium, Orlando.
The deal only became a reality after the Saudi Arabia Football Federation decided to push the summer transfer soon to July 3, instead of July 20 as the original plan, paving the way for Al Hilal to promptly register Hamdallah.
Last season, Hamdallah scored 24 goals in 30 matches in all competitions for Al Shabab. Earlier, he used to wear Al Ittihad and still had a contract with the capital team Riyadh until June 2027.
Before this fire-fighting addition, Al Hilal was shocked by defeating Man City 4-3 thanks to the goal in extra time by Marcos Leonardo to win the right to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Club.