Odion Ighalo shows off Al-Hilal's £173million-valued luxury plane
Odion Ighalo shows off Al-Hilal’s £173million-valued luxury plane the team travel to matches in… with a golden throne among the comforts awaiting stars who move to Saudi
- Al-Hilal have been linked with signing several top players in Europe this summer
- Former Wolves skipper Ruben Neves completed his £47m transfer on Friday
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Former Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo has revealed the luxury that could await players joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal this summer, with the forward posting a video from their luxury plane.
Ighalo has played in Saudi Arabia since 2021 with the Nigerian striker first joining Al-Shabab, before moving to Al-Hilal.
He finished as the third top scorer in the division last season with 19 goals but Al-Hilal were left to settle for a third place finish in the Pro League.
And Ighalo has now given fans an insight into how the team travels to away matches by posting a video of their luxury plane.
The Boeing 747-400 plane, which costs a reported $220 million (£173m), has been chartered by the likes of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal – a Saudi billionaire – who is a big fan of the team.
Odion Ighalo gave a guided tour of Al-Hilal’s luxury plane they use to travel to matches
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The plane initially had 400 passenger seats, but these were replaced to make way for luxury items.
This includes a dining room and a golden throne, which where displayed by Ighalo and his team-mates in the video.
Ighalo could be seen in the video mouthing the word ‘wow’ after walking around the luxury plane.
The striker showed off the lounge areas of the aircraft and was also seen in the plane’s cockpit.
The 34-year-old will not be on the plane next season however after leaving Al-Hilal at the end of his contract.
Several European stars could however be travelling in luxury to away matches next season.
The most notable is Ruben Neves, with Wolves club captain joining Al-Hilal for a club record £47million.
Wolves captain Ruben Neves has agreed to join Al-Hilal in a club record £47million deal
Man City star Bernardo Silva is among other big name stars to have been linked to Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal have been working to secure several big names over the past week, with Kalidou Koulibaly’s move from Chelsea being confirmed on Sunday.
Mail Sport also understands that Al-Hilal are also after Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva, and could lure the 28-year-old Champions League winner to the Middle East with a big contract.
Al-Hilal have also attempted to persuade Romelu Lukaku to move from Chelsea to the club.
Earlier this month, the Saudi Public Investment Fund acquired 75% ownership stakes in four of the nation’s biggest clubs – Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli, and Al-Hilal – with the goal of signing top talent for each team.
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