At the boxing in Saudi Arabia, boxing promoter Frank Warren made every effort to persuade Neymar to team up with Arsenal. Watching Artur Beterbiev’s thrilling victory over Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night was the Brazil international, who presently plays for Al-Hilal, the winners of the Saudi Pro League. Part of the evening was spent at ringside with Neymar, whom Warren, an Arsenal supporter since childhood, tried to convince to join his boyhood club, Queensberry Promotions.
Neymar was told by Warren in front of the cameras, “This is the man; he’s coming to England, and he’s going to play for Arsenal.” “We need you; we need you,” Neymar said with a smile before burst into laughter. “I’m back, I’m back,” Neymar retorted at that point.
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Neymar made a suggestion that he would think about joining Arsenal after being persuaded to do so at a boxing fight. Presently working in Saudi Arabia, the 32-year-old witnessed the Saturday bout at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke.
Seated next to him in the VIP area of the audience was boxing promoter Frank Warren, an ardent Arsenal supporter who was born in the London neighbourhood of Islington. The 72-year-old head of Queensberry Promotions made it plain in a funny little video that he wanted Neymar to join Mikel Arteta’s team, telling the forward that the North London team needed him.
