Al -Rayyan coach Artur George confirmed his great happiness in being in Qatar and the leadership of Al -Rayyan after the team took the middle of the season to succeed coach Younis Ali from the Brazilian Potafogo team with him the league title and the Libertadores Cup.
“I am very happy with my life in Qatar, and since I came to Qatar, I feel completely comfortable, while life in Brazil is more bustle and tense, and people in Qatar are very friendly and respectful, as well as the quality of life is different.”
Asked about Al-Rayyan for the next season 2025-2026, the Portuguese coach, Artur George, said, “My contract is continuing with Al-Rayyan Club until 2027 and I want to win with the club with championships. The World Cup, while in the league championship, the team finished fifth.
Artur George confirmed during his statements that the training in Brazil again is part of his plan, and said, “Returning to training in Brazil is part of my plan in the future, I came with Botafogo to play an important championship in Qatar, which is the Intercontinental Cup after achieving the Brazilian League and the Libertadores Cup, I had some offers from Qatar in previous periods, but I continued with Botafogo, and after the Rayyan’s offer to end the challenge after ending an adventure Potafogo in the last game I played here. ”
The Portuguese coach knows the capabilities of the Potafogo players well, and seeks to include some of the stars, including the midfielder Gregory, for the new season 2025-2026 to support the team in a strong and appropriate way, as the Portuguese Artur George seeks to bring the player to Ryan, especially that he is one of the distinguished players and the coach knows well, and Al Rayyan looks forward to competing for the next season to make His thirsty fans to return the championships.
Al Rayyan Club seeks to achieve positive results in the new season and compete for titles, and the last period witnessed several decisions from the club management after leaving a large number of players, as the Brazilian list included Romarinho, who did not succeed in proving himself as a decisive element, and his goalkeeper Paulo Victor, along with the Dutch defender Joshua Brent, and their contracts ended with the team and have not been negotiated. The trio was part of the club’s Asian list, but the evaluation of the technical staff of their performance prompted a decision not to continue with them. The departure list also included the Brazilian professional Thiago Mendes, in addition to the end of the two loan periods of the Egyptian Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet” and the Barajianian Adam Barro, where the club thanked them all, wishing them success in their upcoming destinations, along with the player Tabawa, Abdul Rahman Al -Harazi, Ali Qadri, Abdullah Al -Ali and Ahmed Al -Rawi who moved to the club on the second one, as the club signed with the club Citizens, Bahaa Al -Laithi, coming from the Qatar Club, and the Arab club Mahmoud Abu Nada, the goalkeeper, next to Ahmed Alaa, and the fourth player is Abdullah, the secret of the seal from the ranks of Al -Gharafa.
