Neymar joins Saudi’s Al-Hilal, to earn ‘$150m yearly’

Neymar Jr, the Brazilian football star, has joined the Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal. 

The club confirmed the signing of the former Paris Saint Germain (PSG) attacker in a video on its Twitter page on Tuesday.

“I am here in Saudi Arabia, i am HILALI 💙”@neymarjr #AlHilal
pic.twitter.com/q7VUhf0FnQ

— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) August 15, 2023

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Neymar exited PSG after six years at the Ligue 1 club. He had joined the French giants from Barcelona in 2017 in a world-record £200 million deal.

It is reported that the 31-year-old is not considered a key player by Luis Enrique, the new PSG manager, leading the club to consider selling the Brazilian.

Fabrizio Romano, the Italian journalist, reported that Neymar penned a two-year deal with the Saudi club until June 2025.

The Brazilian, according to Romano, will earn a total of close to $300 million in salary through his stay at the club.

Official, confirmed. Neymar Jr joins Al Hilal on $300m package record salary in two years, no option to extend 🚨🔵🇸🇦

Salary could go up to potential $400m total until 2025 based on add-ons & commercial deals.

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Deal completed by his father Neymar Pai and super agent Pini Zahavi. pic.twitter.com/M3YDaFsWQ0

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 15, 2023

Al-Hilal tried to sign Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe earlier in the transfer window.

But Messi moved to Inter Miami in the US Major League Soccer (MLS).

Mbappe, on the other hand, is set to remain at PSG despite the earlier dispute with the club’s management.

Neymar will join Karim Benzema, Ngolo Kante, Riyad Mahrez, Jordan Henderson and a host of top football talents that have moved to the Saudi Pro League this summer.