On October 21, Neymar was back. The Brazilian superstar has spent the past year recovering from a serious cruciate ligament injury, now he will work for the Saudi Arabian salary. On Monday there was a new match, but for the supporters it was a short meeting with the Brazilian world star.
There was a great atmosphere in Saudi Arabia when they signed Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain for €90 million last summer. The French big club chose to sell to satisfy Kylian Mbappe (who nevertheless left for Real Madrid the following summer)
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In addition to sending over a billion to Paris, they gave the Brazilian superstar a fat salary. Neymar is said to take home a weekly wage of £2.65 million, which works out to around £378,000 per day. If you break it down further, the Brazilian picks up £15,700 an hour and £262 every minute. “It will be NOK 3709 per minute.
On Monday, Neymar was brought on after half an hour of play against an Iranian club in the Asian version of the Champions League. Three minutes before the end of the game, Neymar was sent off again. By then, the Brazilian had picked up an injury in his right thigh. After the game, the 32-year-old said that it felt like cramps.
-It is normal for this to happen when you have been out for almost a year. The doctors had warned me in advance. I have to be more careful, and then the playing time will probably come, says the Brazilian according to the media Globo.
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We loved Neymar when he was at his best at Barcelona, but in recent seasons we have hoped the Brazilian realizes that his career is over and retires. Money should certainly not be a problem for the 32-year-old.