Football star Neymar, 31, who previously played for Santos, Barcelona and PSG, is moving to Al Hilal, who plays in the Saudi Arabian league, after a huge salary.
Neymar moves with a two-year contract from the French PSG to Al Hilal, which plays in the Saudi Arabian league. The British media have reported on the matter BBC and Sky SportsSaudi Arabia’s state media and news agencies AP and Reuters.
The Brazilian forward’s transfer was effectively sealed when he passed a medical on Monday.
Respected football journalist Fabrizio Romano said on social media that all of Neymar’s paperwork has also been completed. Neymar’s transfer will be officially announced later this week.
According to Sky Sports, Neymar, who would have received around 25 million euros from the PSG season, will increase his annual income up to six times, i.e. to 150 million euros. Cristiano Ronaldo Earns up to 200 million euros per season in Saudi Arabia.
Head coach of the Parisian club Luis Enrique had previously said that Neymar is no longer part of the club’s plans. Brasskärje had a valid contract with PSG until 2025. Al Hilal’s transfer fee is estimated to be 90 million euros.
Neymar moved from Barcelona to PSG in 2017 for a world record fee of 222 million euros.
Cristiano Ronaldo started the rush of top players to Saudi Arabia last winter. During this summer, in addition to Neymar, others have moved to Saudi Arabia after the rich salaries Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Riyad Mahrez.
Neymar’s new teammates at Al-Hilal include brass pier MalcolmPortuguese midfielder Ruben Neves and Senegal’s captain topper Kalidou Koulibaly. Al Hilal is one of the most successful football clubs of all time in Saudi Arabia.
2009-2013 Santos, 138 matches, 71 goals
2013-2017 Barcelona, 186 matches, 105 goals
2017-2023 PSG, 173 matches, 118 goals
2023-2025 Al Hilal
2010-2023 Brazil 124 matches, 77 goals