Mercato PSG: Saudi club offers Neymar €200m!
Snubbed by Lionel Messi, Saudi club Al-Hilal will try their luck for Neymar, who PSG no longer count on, according to an American media outlet.
Well-informed about Saudi Arabia and its desire to recruit players from Europe, the American media outlet CBS Sports has dropped a bombshell in recent hours. After missing out on Lionel Messi, despite an offer in excess of 400 million euros a year, Saudi club Al-Hilal are planning to try their luck with Neymar.
According to CBS Sports, a delegation from Al-Hilal flew to Paris last Friday to sound out Neymar and his entourage. The Saudi club, 18-times Saudi Arabian champions, are reportedly planning to offer the Brazilian a salary equivalent to that of Cristiano Ronaldo, i.e. around €200 million a year, all inclusive.
Al-Hilal ready to offer PSG €45m for Neymar
And to convince PSG, with whom Neymar is under contract until 2027, Al-Hilal would be prepared to offer €45 million, according to the same source. While PSG have made no secret of their desire to part company with the Brazilian, it remains to be seen whether the 31-year-old will agree to give up his European career.
Exclusive: Having missed out on Lionel Messi, an Al Hilal delegation is in Paris to tempt Neymar to make the move to Saudi Arabia.
— James Benge (@jamesbenge) June 11, 2023
A long way to go before any transfer transpires but PSG would be delighted if it did. With @JacobsBen @Jon_LeGossip https://t.co/Ps6TAQlnRi
Until now, Neymar has mainly been rumoured to be in the sights of Premier League clubs, from Chelsea to Manchester United and Newcastle. At this stage, however, these are not very hot leads. In Saudi Arabia, he would join Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) and Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad) in a league set to recruit several other European soccer stars.