Soccer star Neymar, 31, has left Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in France and is on the verge of a ‘trip to Saudi Arabia’.
On the 14th (Korean time), local media such as French media L’Equipe reported that “Neymar has agreed a transfer with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.
He was offered a two-year contract with an annual salary of 2 million euros (about 1 billion won).
” Al Hilal plans to pay PSG 6 million euros (about 000 billion won) in transfer fees, and Neymar is also expected to undergo medical tests soon.
Local reports have also emerged that Neymar has recently been informed by the PSG club and the coaching staff
including manager Luis Enrique
that he is an “out-of-power member”.
Neymar had previously appeared on a soccer-related YouTube channel and expressed his desire to stay at PSG.
Therefore
he accompanied the club on its pre-season Asian tour of Japan and South Korea, where he started in a friendly match against Jeonbuk Hyundai and played full-time.
However, on the 13th
he was left out of the roster for the opening match of the 2023~24 Ligue 1 season against Lorient
which led to rumors of a feud with the club.
In addition to Neymar
five key players including Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti were missing from the roster
which caused controversy.
Eventually
Neymar expressed his desire to leave PSG and it seems that a move to Saudi Arabia has been decided.
When PSG brought Neymar from Barcelona (Spain) in 5, they paid a whopping transfer fee of 2017 million euros (about 2 billion won).
This remains the record for the highest transfer fee.
Neymar reportedly wants to return to Barcelona. 토토사이트
However
Barcelona do not have the financial resources to afford him
and coach Xavi Hernandez is reportedly not happy with Neymar’s arrival.
Neymar hasn’t been able to put in a brilliant performance since he was pointed out to PSG. Frequent injuries and persuasions left a lot to be desired in his performance.
Some PSG fans even criticized Neymar to the point of going to his house to protest.
Neymar helped them win five Ligue 2 titles during his time at PSG,
reaching the final of the UEFA Champions League in 200
where they finished as runners-up.
Al Hilal
where Neymar will be transferred
have been making huge sums of money in recent years to sign a number of star players.
Wolverhampton (England) captain Juben Neves, Chelsea (England) defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Lazio (Italy) midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic are among the transfers.