Angolan Helder Costa has joined Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad camp in Austria after taking him on a one-season loan with the benefit of buying from English club Leeds United.
The federation published on its YouTube page a video in which coach Nuno Santo takes Costa at the training camp. Click here to view.
Costa is Al Ittihad’s fourth signing in the summer transfer market after Ohud and Al Masri’s Zakaria Hawsawi, Zamalek’s midfielder Tariq Hamed and the youth team’s Ahmed Sharahili.
Costa completed a contract with eight professionals for the sporting season along with the Egyptians Tarik Hamed and Ahmed Hegazy and the Brazilians Marcelo Groe, Igor Coronado, Bruno Enrique, Romarinho and the Moroccan Abdel Razzak Hamdallah.
The 28-year-old Costa has gone through several professional experiences, most notably with Portuguese club Benfica, where he scored 8 goals and provided 11 assists.
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Source: El Iktisad