Neymar is thinking about FIFA law… Will Santos succeed in his plan?

The striker of the Brazilian national team and Al Hilal Saudi Club, Neymar da Silva (32 years old), is considering taking advantage of the law of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), which allows him to unilaterally terminate his contract with his team, before its end, on the thirtieth of next June, without harming him. For any penalties, or getting into legal problems that force him to go to the courts.

The Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported yesterday, Tuesday, that Neymar wants to terminate his contract with the Saudi club Al-Hilal, during the current period, in order to leave for the Brazilian club Santos, which is greatly anticipating the decision of its former star, in order to return again to the club, which introduced him to the club. Sports fans and the world, after the Brazilian striker sought the help of a number of lawyers, in order to know how to benefit from the new “FIFA” law.

The newspaper indicated that Neymar can terminate his contract now, relying on the issue that occupied international sports public opinion during the past years, and was finally resolved on the fourth of last October, when the European Union Court of Justice ruled, after a complaint submitted by Frenchman Lassana Diarra following the decision. His contract was terminated by the management of his former club, Lokomotiv Moscow, Russia, without referring to the playmaker or his agent.

She explained that the Diarra case opened the way for any professional player in the world to have the freedom to unilaterally terminate his contract, relying on the transitional rule of Article 17 of the Player Transfer Statute, which has entered into force and allows the departure of the player, who will not be subject to a penalty. When there is a just reason for this, which means that Neymar will not face any punishment at all, especially since it was previously banned from playing football for four years, according to the old FIFA law.

The newspaper stated that allowing Neymar to terminate his contract with Al Hilal, according to the new “FIFA” law, does not mean that he will leave very easily, because the Brazilian star is required to sit down with the Saudi club’s management and submit an official request, in addition to paying a sum of money to the “leader” estimated at about 65 million. Euro, so that he can leave in the current winter transfer market to the Brazilian Santos, which in turn will not be subject to any form of sanctions imposed by the International Federation of Association Football, as long as he remains on the sidelines, and does not interfere or He instigates the attacker’s decision.

The newspaper concluded by pointing out that Santos wants Neymar to join its ranks in the current winter transfer market, with the Brazilian club’s management knowing that the 32-year-old’s contract expires next summer, but he will not interfere at all in the process of terminating his association with Al Hilal Saudi Arabia, or incite the striker to do so. Because it will expose the club to a penalty by FIFA, which will prevent it from entering the transfer market for two consecutive periods, which is something it does not want at all, given that the club He is suffering from financial problems, and Neymar’s arrival legally will open up many contracts for him with huge sponsoring companies.