The expensive Brazilian only made two substitute appearances for the club after missing a year due to a previous injury.
Attack Al-Hilal Neymarhaving only recently returned to the field after a serious injury, was again on the sidelines – he suffered a hamstring tear and was out for four to six weeks.
It is reported that the club from Riyadh does not intend to include the star Brazilian in the application for the second half of the season. With Neymar’s contract expiring in the summer of 2025, he will either be sold this coming winter or leave as a free agent at the end of the season.
Neymar became an Al-Hilal player in August last year after joining from PSG. His transfer cost the Saudi club 90 million euros. In his new place, the Brazilian managed to play only five matches, scoring one goal and providing three assists.
Neymar suffered a knee injury in October 2023 in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Uruguay. Since then, the forward has not taken the field for a year. Neymar was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his knee, as well as damage to the anterior cruciate ligament.
The 32-year-old returned from injury on October 21, playing 14 minutes in a 5-4 Asian Champions League win over Al Ain. Neymar then received half an hour in the same tournament against Esteghlal (3:0). At the same time, he has no right to compete in the Saudi Arabian Championship, since he was not declared for the season due to the limit on foreign players.
It was recently reported that Santos continues negotiations on the return of Neymar. Peixe vice-president Osvaldo Nico is confident that the experienced striker will reunite with the club where he began his professional career next summer.
Al-Hilal leads the Saudi Pro League after 9 rounds. Only in the last match against Al-Nasr (1:1) did Jorge Jesus’ team lose their first points.
Source: Sportarena
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