Announced about the departure of his club Al-Hilal in January, Neymar has not yet left Saudi Arabia. Although his contractual situation allows him to sign for the club of his choice in January, the situation may have changed.
During the 2023 offseason, Neymar left Paris Saint-Germain to join Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia for an amount of 90 million euros. Today, the Middle East team must regret having put so much money on him, since until now, the former FC Barcelona player has only played seven small matches with his new team. A year ago, the 32-year-old suffered a ruptured cruciate knee ligament with the Brazilian selection. During his second match after his return from injury, he suffered a muscular relapse and will not play before 2025. Six months before the end of his contract, Al-Hilal considered parting ways with him in January, but the situation is perhaps be different now. His agent, Pini Zahavi, has denied rumors of a return to Brazil.
Neymar's agent brushes aside rumors
The Israeli businessman refuted the existence of any discussions with Al-Hilal for his client to leave the club with immediate effect: “There are no negotiations underway for Neymar to leave Al-Hilal. He is hired and very happy there. Neymar's father and I are the only people who can talk about Ney's future. I don't know where these rumors come from.”he said according to comments collected by Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano. Under contract with his club until June, Neymar can therefore sign with the team of his choice from January. If a departure is to be ruled out this winter, it is difficult to envisage a contract extension for the former member of the MSN at Barça. A return to Santos, to the team that launched Neymar into the pros around fifteen years ago, was the most likely path in recent hours, especially since President Teixeira for his part has not denied the information.
