Al-Hilal CEO Esteva Calzada gives insight to Neymar's influence on the Saudi Pro League.
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00:00It's unbelievable. But it's a fandom country, no matter what you look.
00:08If you look at Neymar, which is probably one of the biggest names in the game,
00:13but anything that has to do with the club, people go crazy about it.
00:18I've worked for FC Barcelona, I've worked for Manchester City.
00:21I've never seen anything like this. It's crazy about Neymar.
00:26Even when he's not been playing, whenever he's shown up,
00:30when we've put him in marketing or commercial campaigns,
00:36it's positively surprising that he hasn't lost any bit of popularity at all.
00:44That's why we've been so successful without him,
00:47so imagine how it can be now that we have him back very soon.
00:52The only thing that I can say is that I have seen him training regularly with his teammates.
00:57Obviously now, after the international break, there's a run of matches.
01:03When you speak to him, he's super excited about being back,
01:06and it's certainly around the corner.