It’s official. The Saudi club Al-Hilal announced on Tuesday the signing of Brazilian striker Paris SG Neymar, who is leaving Ligue 1 after six seasons and becoming one of the new stars of the Saudi championship with Cristiano Ronaldo or Karim Benzema.
“I’m here in Saudi Arabia, I’m from Al-Hilal,” the 31-year-old Brazilian says in English at the end of the video posted by his new club on the X social network, formerly Twitter. “It’s always difficult to say goodbye to a player as exceptional as Neymar, one of the best in the world,” said PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in a statement released by the club. capital city. The player accepted the golden proposal from Saudi Arabia where Al-Hilal would have offered him a salary of “100 million euros per season”, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
118 goals in 173 matches in six seasons at PSG
“I will never forget the day he arrived at Paris Saint-Germain and what he brought to our club and the project over the past six years. We lived great moments and Neymar will always be part of our history. I want to thank Neymar and his family,” added the Qatari leader.
In six seasons at PSG, disrupted by several injuries and extra-sporting escapades, Neymar scored 118 goals in 173 matches. He won five French championship titles and three French Cups, but failed to bring the Parisian club to the top in the Champions League.