The market value of Shabab Al-Ahly rose to 4.5 million euros
Igor Jesus: The Super Title is a great start to my football career
Brazilian player, Igor Jesus, expressed his happiness at crowning Shabab Al-Ahly with the Arab Super Gulf Cup title, after the "Dubai Knights" victory over Sharjah with a goal without a response, explaining that winning his first title is an unforgettable memory, and a great start to his football career.
The 19-year-old said to the Brazilian newspaper "Lanci": “This match was very important to me, and I prepared for it especially because I was trying to win the first title in my career, and the team played a very good match, and won in an exciting way in the minute. The last of the overtime ».
He added: “The title is very important to me, and it is also important for the club, especially as we are going through a poor phase in the Arab Gulf League competition, with the team winning 19 points in 13 matches and finishing the first round in sixth place, 13 points behind the leaders, so we needed To winning the Super Cup in order to give us a good moral boost in the second half of the season, in addition to that we will go into the second leg of the Arab Gulf Cup quarter-finals, and we have great chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Igor Jesus talked about the difficulties he faced in order to adapt to living in the Emirates, and said: “I think I quickly adapted to living in general in the Emirates, and with football in particular, with great help from learning the English language, especially since most of the people here speak the language. "In English, the Brazilian players in the country helped me adapt more quickly. As for playing with the team, I see that the coach's playing method also helped me to appear well."
It is noteworthy that Igor joined Shabab Al-Ahly at the beginning of the current season, coming from Curitiba, Brazil, for two million euros, although he was on his way to join Sharjah, and participated with the "Dubai Knights" in 18 matches, scored 13 goals, and is ranked second in the list of top scorers in the Gulf League. Al-Arabi scored 10 goals, while Sharjah player, Brazilian Wilton Suarez, tops the standings with 11 goals, in contrast, Jesus 'brilliance with Al-Ahly's youth contributed to an increase in its market value from 950,000 euros to 4.5 million euros, according to the Transfer Market website specialized in the players' transfer market.
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