Al-Hilal announced on the 16th that he has signed a two-year contract with Neymar.
Although detailed terms of the contract were not disclosed, European and U.S. media estimated that the transfer fee would be 90 million euros (about 131.5 billion won) and Neymar’s annual salary would exceed 100 million dollars.
The Associated Press estimated Neymar’s annual salary to be $100 million and the BBC to be 150 million euros, which is between 130 billion won and 200 billion won in Korean money.
As a result, the Saudi Arabian professional football league will include Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) in January this year, Karim Benzema (France), Sadio Mane (Senegal), and Neymar.
“I achieved a lot of things in Europe and had a good time,” Neymar said on Alhilal’s social media. “But I’ve always wanted to challenge myself in new places and test myself,” he explained why he decided to transfer.
“I want to rewrite the history of sports,” he said. “There is a lot of energy in the Saudi league, and there are many great players playing.”
Neymar is a leading Brazilian player who does not need an explanation.
Born in 1992, he played for Brazilian club Santos, before joining FC Barcelona (Spain) in 2013, entering Europe, and moving to PSG in 2017.
When moving to PSG, the transfer fee was 222 million euros, the highest ever.
Neymar scored 68 goals in Spain’s Primera Liga alone, 82 goals in the French League 1, and 77 goals in 124 A matches as a Brazilian national team, the most goals scored in Brazil’s A match along with “Soccer Emperor” Pele.
He was expected to be a teammate with national team member Lee Kang-in, who joined PSG in July, but he left the team a month after Lee Kang-in wore a PSG uniform.
In particular, Neymar played with Lee Kang-in in the Coupang Play Series match against Jeonbuk Hyundai in Busan earlier this month and scored a goal, but he wore a new uniform in just two weeks.
PSG, which showed off its prowess as Lionel Messi (Argentina), Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe (France) played together until last season, left for Inter Miami CF in the Major League Soccer (MLS), and even Neymar confirmed the transfer on the same day.토토사이트 순위
Mbappe also refused the club’s offer to extend the contract with one year left, making the course of the 2023-2024 season unclear, but there is a possibility that he will return to team training on the 14th and work with Lee Kang-in in practice.