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| FC Porto's Brazilian midfielder #13 Wenderson Galeno reacts next to Santa Clara's Brazilian goalkeeper #01 Gabriel Batista after failing to score during the Portuguese League football match between FC Porto and CD Santa Clara at the Dragao stadium in Porto, on January 26, 2025. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP) |
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| epa11811818 Sporting's Fresneda (L) fights for the ball with Porto's Galeno during the Portuguese League Cup semifinal match between Sporting and FC Porto held at at Magalhaes Pessoa Stadium, in Leiria, Portugal, 07 January 2025. EPA/PAULO NOVAIS<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, | No AI learning and utilization>
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Recently, while the Saudi Arabian League's 'storm entry' has become a hot topic, Al Ahli succeeded in the complete transfer of Brazil's national striker.
According to Saudi Arabian media on the 1st (Korea time), Al-Ahli announced that he would completely transfer Galenu, who plays as a winger for the Brazilian national team for FC Porto.
Galenu's contract terms are three years until summer 2028, and Al Ahli's transfer fee to Porto is reportedly 50 million euros (about 75.5 billion won).
Al-Ahli's announcement of signing Galenu came shortly after the failure to recruit Spanish Villarreal striker Alex Baena (24). On the previous day (January 31), Spanish media were ready to pay a buyout of 60 million euros (about 90.3 billion won) in exchange for the recruitment of the fraught Baena. In addition, he offered Baena an annual salary of 18 million euros (about 27.1 billion won), but Baena rejected Al Ahli's offer and expressed his willingness to end the season at Villarreal.
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| Porto?s Spanish forward #9 Samu Aghehowa (L) celebrates with his teammate Porto?s Brazilian forward #13 Wenderson Galeno after he scored their first goal during the Portuguese League football match between SL Benfica and FC Porto at at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, on November 10, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MORERA / AFP) |
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| FC Porto's Brazilian midfielder #13 Wenderson Galeno challenges Santa Clara's Brazilian goalkeeper #01 Gabriel Batista during the Portuguese League football match between FC Porto and CD Santa Clara at the Dragao stadium in Porto, on January 26, 2025. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP) |
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When Al-Ahli, who was engrossed in reinforcing the striker, failed to recruit Baena 'special', Galenu was used as an alternative card to show off his unchanged 'money power'.
Galenu, who is a dual citizen of Brazil and Portugal but played for the Brazilian national team, is a special resource that has been loved by Italian Serie A clubs such as Juventus and Napoli.
Galenu, who made his first-division debut in Porto at the age of 19 in 2017 after playing for the Brazilian league youth team, has grown significantly enough to earn the nickname 'Brazil Rocket' after moving to Braga in 2019 and returning to Porto in 2022. He scored 45 goals in 153 official matches for Porto.
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| FC Porto's Canadian midfielder #06 Stephen Eustaquio (L) celebrates scoring his team's first goal with FC Porto's Brazilian midfielder #13 Wenderson Galeno during the UEFA Europa League football match between Lazio and Porto at the Olympic stadium in Rome, on November 07, 2024. (Photo by Philippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) |
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Al-Ahli has Roberto Firmino, Galenu's Brazilian compatriot, as well as Ivan Toney, Frank Kesier, Edouard Mendy and Riyad Mahrez, who have performed well on the European stage. It ranks fifth in the Saudi league this season behind Al-Hilal, Al-Itihad, Al-Nasr and Al-Cadcia.
In the Saudi league, Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal, as well as Al-Ahli, are competing for astronomical transfer fees and are making efforts to recruit promising young 'big fish' rather than 'Earth year'. Al-Ahli was able to laugh at the end as he succeeded in recruiting Galenu just before the Saudi League transfer market closed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
