Seven years ago, Neymar left Barcelona for a record fee of 222 million euros to join PSG. However, his adventure there turned out to be a disappointment. The Brazilian failed to reach the top spot with the team. Champions League. In addition, he was regularly plagued by injuries. Suffice it to say that during his four years of playing for FC Barcelona played more matches (186) than for six in a PSG shirt (173).
170 million for five matches. That's how they pay Neymar
In August 2023, he moved to Saudi Al-Hilal. However, last autumn he tore ligaments in his knee and played only five games in total for his new club. This is devastating news for the club that pays Neymar an absurdly high salary – it is about 3 million euros a week. Since the beginning of his adventure in Saudi Arabia, Neymar has earned 170 million euros.
The klix.ba portal writes that no one has ever “robbed” the Saudis like that. Because if Neymar has only played five games and has already earned around 170 million euros, it turns out that for one game played game Al-Hilal paid him around 34 million euros. Only Saudi Arabia pays more than him. Cristiano Ronaldobut it should be noted here that the Portuguese regularly plays and scores goals.
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about Neymar returning to Barcelona, but according to Spanish journalists, it will not happen. Firstly, Barcelona simply cannot afford it. Secondly, the coach of the “Pride of Catalonia” Hansi Flick is not said to be in favor of such a move. Neymar will probably stay in Saudi Arabia. He may even play more than five matches, because a month ago Al-hilal announced that the Brazilian had returned to training.