Official: Vasco Seabra's star to face Ronaldo in Saudi league | OneFootball

It's official. Morlaye Sylla, a 27-year-old midfielder, is a new addition to Damac, a rival of Al Nassr, of Cristiano Ronaldo - who will have another rival who played in the National Championship. The player was one of the pillars of Arouca, a team led by Vasco Seabra, and heads to the Saudi league for free, after three seasons at the Portuguese club.

The international from Guinea Conakry was presented in the last few hours as a reinforcement of the Asian team, for which he signed until 2027. In this way, the player will reunite with Portuguese coach Armando Evangelista, with whom he worked on his return to the wolves, in 2022/23, in a season of enormous success for the club, which managed to qualify for the Conference League playoffs.

Damac competes in the first division of Saudi Arabia. Armando Evangelista thus also begins a new stage in his sports career, taking on a project in Middle Eastern football after having led Famalicão at the beginning of last season.

The arrival of Armando Evangelista also reinforces the growing presence of Portuguese coaches in Saudi football, where names like Jorge Jesus, José Gomes, Paulo Sérgio and Mário Silva will be coaching in 2025/26. The coach from Guimarães will now have the opportunity to follow the same path.

Morlaye Sylla was one of the great figures of Arouca in the last three seasons, playing 114 games, acting in various positions and adding 10 goals and 10 assists. The athlete was also coveted by Portuguese clubs, but chose to head to Saudi Arabia.

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