September 12, 2024

Delano Burgzorg: Huddersfield Town sign Mainz forward on season-long loan

Huddersfield Town have signed Mainz forward Delano Burgzorg on a season-long loan deal.

The 24-year-old has had spells in his native Netherlands with Heracles Almelo and De Graafschap and a loan spell in Italy with Spezia.

“When I talked with Delano, it was clear that he was very keen to come over to England and prove what he can do,” said boss Neil Warnock.

“He should add a different dimension to our play.”

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It was a move that sent shockwaves around the world of football.

Six years ago Brazil legend Neymar left Barcelona to join Paris St-Germain in a record-breaking £200m deal.

Now aged 31, the forward is on the move again, this time leaving behind European football – at least for now – and joining a number of high-profile players in opting to play in Saudi Arabia.

He will reportedly be paid 150m euros (£129m) a year at Al-Hilal – six times the amount he earned at PSG – having signed a two-year contract.

Neymar made 173 appearances for PSG, helping them win 13 trophies, including five Ligue 1 titles.

But it was to win Europe’s elite prize – the Champions League – that Neymar was signed for, something he was unable to help the French giants achieve, coming closest when they reached the 2020 final.

“It hasn’t worked out in the eyes of many of his compatriots. He is abandoning the battlefield by leaving top-class European football,” South American football expert Tim Vickery told the BBC World Service.

“Neymar himself will not see this as anything other than an au revoir – not necessarily to Paris St-Germain, but with a view to coming back to Europe in two years’ time – because at this moment it’s hard to see what other option he had.Mainz gibt Burgzorg ab

It is the latest chapter in a career of highs and lows. Here, BBC Sport charts Neymar’s journey from Santos to Saudi Arabia.

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