Neymar transfers 90 million euros to Saudi Pro League official
August 16 - Neymar has officially become the latest superstar player to jump on the financial sauce bandwagon to the Saudi Pro League after completing a €90m move to Al Hilal after six seasons at the club. upside down at Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian was greeted with fanfare in Paris when he signed from Barcelona for a record €222m, but only intermittently lived up to expectations.
His combination with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe failed to deliver Europe's biggest prize, the Champions League, to Qatari owners PSG and he is now gone just months after PSG fans demonstrated in front of his house, demanding his departure.
Neymar, 31, missed PSG's season-opening 0-0 draw with Lorient on Saturday after training on his own, with the club claiming it was because he was recovering from a viral infection.
Al Hilal had previously tried to sign Kylian Mbappe, who refused and was reinstated in the PSG first team after a bitter stalemate with the owner.
The most successful club in Saudi Arabia and Asia, Al-Hilal has won 66 trophies and holds the record for Asian league and Champions League titles.
It is one of four Saudi clubs effectively nationalized by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund that claims assets of around $700 billion. Neymar's two-year contract is expected to net him an annual salary of around $100 million.
“I achieved a lot in Europe and had some special moments, but I always wanted to be a global player and test myself with new challenges and opportunities in new places,” said Neymar .
"I want to write a new sporting history, and the Saudi Pro League has incredible energy and quality players right now. I've heard a lot and learned that I follow a long list of Brazilian players who have played in Saudi Arabia over the years so I think it's the perfect place."
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August 16 - Neymar has officially become the latest superstar player to jump on the financial sauce bandwagon to the Saudi Pro League after completing a €90m move to Al Hilal after six seasons at the club. upside down at Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian was greeted with fanfare in Paris when he signed from Barcelona for a record €222m, but only intermittently lived up to expectations.
His combination with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe failed to deliver Europe's biggest prize, the Champions League, to Qatari owners PSG and he is now gone just months after PSG fans demonstrated in front of his house, demanding his departure.
Neymar, 31, missed PSG's season-opening 0-0 draw with Lorient on Saturday after training on his own, with the club claiming it was because he was recovering from a viral infection.
Al Hilal had previously tried to sign Kylian Mbappe, who refused and was reinstated in the PSG first team after a bitter stalemate with the owner.
The most successful club in Saudi Arabia and Asia, Al-Hilal has won 66 trophies and holds the record for Asian league and Champions League titles.
It is one of four Saudi clubs effectively nationalized by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund that claims assets of around $700 billion. Neymar's two-year contract is expected to net him an annual salary of around $100 million.
“I achieved a lot in Europe and had some special moments, but I always wanted to be a global player and test myself with new challenges and opportunities in new places,” said Neymar .
"I want to write a new sporting history, and the Saudi Pro League has incredible energy and quality players right now. I've heard a lot and learned that I follow a long list of Brazilian players who have played in Saudi Arabia over the years so I think it's the perfect place."
Contact the author of this story at moc.l1692245937labto1692245937ofdlr1692245937owedi1692245937sni@w1692245937ahsra1692245937w.wer1692245937dna1692245937
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