Wijnaldum expresses his happiness at joining Al-Ittihad and confirms his commitment to the fans

The newcomer to the Al-Ittihad squad, the Dutch player Wijnaldum, said that he now feels like a part of this club, and “I always feel the importance of the relationship with the fans.”

The Dutchman confirmed to reporters after the end of the match against Al-Faisaly: “This is my first match. What I can say is that the fans here are very passionate. Although the match was outside our home ground, it witnessed the presence of a large number of (Al-Ittihad) fans.”

Wijnaldum continued: “My message to the Al-Ittihad fans is clear; I said it before, this season I will give everything I have on a personal level to bring glory back to this club. As a team, we will do our best to succeed. I will also try to build a strong relationship with the fans; Because their support can help us a lot during the upcoming matches.”

He continued: “Our next match will be against Al-Shamal in Qatar, and it will be a difficult match. In fact, every game is tough right now; Because every team we face is a good team. I also talked about the atmosphere and weather, and I believe that the situation in Qatar will be different because of the stadiums. In any case, we have to deal with every match as a difficult confrontation so that we can give our best.”

He continued: “My relationship with Steven Bergwijn is very good, and goes back to the period when he rose to the first team in PSV Eindhoven. Since then, we have been in constant communication. We played together in Eindhoven, as well as in the Dutch national team, so our relationship was continuing before I came to Al-Ittihad.”

He continued: “I wanted to join this club. I spoke with Bergwijn, and he told me that he would be very happy to have me join the team, and that is what happened.”

Hamad Al-Montashari, manager of the first football team at Al-Ittihad Club, confirmed that the victory over Al-Faisaly “came by the grace and success of God, and the players and coach were at the highest level, and all the players were keen to appear well this season, and erase the image of last season. Praise be to God, everyone is cooperative, diligent and united, and our fans always support us and have confidence in us, and with God’s will, we will fight for them to the fullest extent.”

Al-Montashari concluded his speech to the media by saying: “Currently we are not thinking about the lead. Our lead is only today, and we seek to make our fans happy and satisfied, to achieve a position at the end of the league that suits them, and Al-Ittihad, after its name, is a team united in one spirit until the end.”