On Friday, Eddie Hau, the Newcastle coach, defended the English club’s decision to return to Saudi Arabia to participate in a training camp in warm weather, stressing that it is only a “football decision”.
A “consortium” supported by Newcastle purchased the Saudi Investment Fund, which makes up 80% of it, in October of Saudi Arabia.
The Premier League approved the purchase of the club after receiving legally enforceable guarantees that the Saudi government would not interfere in the team’s operations.
However, human rights organizations expressed their concerns about this acquisition, considering that the deal represents a “sporting polishing” process for the human rights record in the Gulf Kingdom.
After making a similar trip to Jeddah at the beginning of 2022, Newcastle will land in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh between December 4 and December 10 of that year.
When asked about potential critiques of the planned trip to Saudi Arabia, Hao responded, “We have made a football decision. We considered what would be best for the team during the World Cup break.
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As we do in the pre-season, which is an opportunity to train the group and boost the team’s morale in light of excellent weather, this is what we did, he said, “The best thing for the team is what I think, it is removing it away from the noise. Our choice is based solely on factors relevant to football.
On December 8th, Newcastle will play a friendly game against Al-Hilal, the reigning Saudi champion.
In the 13th round of the English Premier League, Newcastle, which has had an outstanding season, will host Tottenham third tomorrow, Sunday.
Source: Organizations.
The Newcastle camp in Saudi Arabia is being defended by the English Premier League’s Hao.
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