He Al-Hilal has announced in the last hours that the contract of Neymarracing the way for his return to the Brazilian championship, more specifically to Santos, a club that saw him form. “The Al-Hilal and Neymar put an end to their contractual relationship by mutual agreement,” announces the club in a message posted on their X account in English. “The club expresses its gratitude and appreciation to Neymar for what he has contributed during his stay here and wishes him success in his career,” he continued.
After six years at Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar, who will turn 33 on February 5, He signed with the Al-Hilal in August 2023 accompanied by an estimated gold contract at more than 100 million euros per season. But the top scorer in the history of the Brazilian team (79 goals in 127 games) has played very little in the Saudi League: seven games, with one goal and three assists.
His first season was marked by a serious injury of the cross ligament of the left knee suffered in October 2023 during a match with the Brazilian team against Uruguay. He played again for the first time in official competition on October 21, upon entering the 77th minute against Al-Ain, of United Arab Emirates, in the Asian Champions League.
But two weeks later, The Brazilian number 10 injured again, this time in a thigh, so he stayed again away from the playing fields for several weeks. “You can no longer play at the level we are used to. Unfortunately, things have been difficult,” said Portuguese coach of Al-Hilal, Jorge Jesus.
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Its objective is now to recover sufficient level to aspire to compete in the 2026 World Cup that will be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada. “I know it’s my last World Cup, my last chance. I’m going to do everything possible,” he explained at the beginning of January in CNN.
