Transfer of Malcolm to Al-Hilal: The Biggest Deal in Russian Premier League History

The chairman of the board of directors of the St. Petersburg “Zenith” Alexander Medvedev announced the transfer of his Brazilian striker Malcolm to the ranks of the Saudi club “Al-Hilal” – the largest deal in the history of the Russian Premier League.

Alexander Medvedev said in a statement to the Russian news agency Tars today, Sunday, that “negotiations have been completed with the Saudi Al-Hilal club regarding the conditions for the transfer of Zenit player Malcolm to this club. The transfer agreement has been signed, its cost is 60 million euros. bonuses. The amount of the transaction is fixed and amounts to 60 million euros.”

Breaking Records in Russian Premier League

Malcolm’s move to Al-Hilal is considered the biggest in Russian Premier League history, breaking the record for another transfer deal for Brazilian Hulk from Zenit St. Petersburg to Chinese club Shanghai in 2016 for €56m.

Saudi club Al-Hilal presented on Sunday evening before the start of a friendly match with the Kuwaiti club three of their new players, namely: the Portuguese Ruben Neves, the Senegalese Halido Coulibaly, the Serb Sergei Savic and coach George Jesus, who joined the team during the current summer transfer market, in the presence of thousands of fans in the stands of the King Fahd International Stadium.

It is noteworthy that Malcolm joined the ranks of Zenit St. Petersburg in the summer transfer period of 2019, moving from Barcelona, ​​​​where he has since taken part in 109 matches in which he scored 42 goals and gave 24 assists, and also won the title of top scorer of the Russian Premier League for the past season 2022-2023 with 23 goals.

26-year-old Malcolm began his football career with the Brazilian team Corinthians, and before moving to the Russian Zenit, he represented the French team Bordeaux, in addition to the Spanish Barcelona.

Malcolm made two appearances for his country last June against Guinea and Senegal.

Source: “rsport.ria.ru”