Injured since his signing in Saudi Arabia, where he only played a handful of matches with Al-Hilal, Neymar will not leave the Saudi Pro League in January, as had been mentioned.
A year and a half after his signing for Al-Hilal, Neymar has played less than ten matches in the Saudi championship. The fault lies with a ruptured cruciate ligament contracted during a match with Brazil, which kept the former Paris Saint-Germain star away from the field for more than a year. The fiasco is terrible for the Saudi Pro League, which paid nearly 100 million euros to PSG to recruit the Brazilian, whose salary at Al-Hilal is colossal. Faced with such a failure, Saudi leaders even considered Neymar leaving in the winter transfer window, six months before the end of his contract which expires in June 2025.
But according to information from Markthis will ultimately not be the case since the “Ney” is on course to finish the season in Saudi Arabia. The proof is that Al-Hilal managers have included the former Parisian on the list of players qualified for the championship for the second part of the season. Surprise also because Neymar takes the place of Kalidou Koulibaly, former defender of Naples and Chelsea, whose performances are considered insufficient. Notably his last red card against Al-Shabab which did not please its leaders. While a return to Brazil and potentially to Santos is regularly mentioned, Neymar will have to wait until next summer to sign for a new club. In the meantime, Saudi Arabia hopes to finally be able to benefit from Neymar for a few months, which has not been the case since his signing from Paris SG.
