It doesn’t bother me, but Neymar has been a tragedy for Saudi Arabia since he was bought from Paris Saint-Germain for €90 million and given a two-year deal with an annual salary of €138 million.
He has been injured or on vacation almost all the time, which has left his club Al Hilal very frustrated and unwilling to extend his deal with the Brazilian superstar.
Shockingly, a new club has started negotiations with Neymar in the hope that things will go better this time around.
According to Foot Mercato, the Chicago Fire from the MLS side are prepared to offer him a way away from Saudi and are now talking to Neymar about a two-year contract. The Chicago-based team wants to make “a big splash” and land the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player.
Talks are in the “early days” of what can be a long process to land the forward.
A move to the United States would help him prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which the Brazilian aims to play in.
Several high-profile names have signed for MLS clubs, including Neymar’s former Barca teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, who both joined David Beckham’s Inter Miami. Former Napoli player Lorenzo Insigne, ex-Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri, and Aston Villa old boy Christian Benteke, among others, play in America.
Neymar has only managed to play seven games since signing for Al Hilal. He played five games last season and appeared in just two games this season before suffering another injury. – If we assume that there will be no more games at Neymar in Saudi Arabia, it means that Al Hilal have paid an incredible 40 million euros per game. I don’t think he can count on such a payment in the US.
But he seems to be happy to play his football in Saudi Arabia as he backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s comments that the Saudi Pro League is more competitive than France’s Ligue 1.
“I think the level of the Saudi Pro League is increasing and from what I see it is better than Ligue 1,” he said. “Today, the players in the Saudi Pro League are better.” – Of course, the statements of the Portuguese superstar are just nonsense, but what do you think Ronaldo will do with an annual salary of 200 million euros.
