Neymar leaves PSG for Al-Hilal (official)

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By: Manu Tournoux

Neymar, the reinforced Barcelona option?

After six seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar officially left the Parisian club to join the Saudis of Al-Hilal on Tuesday.

A page turns at Paris Saint-Germain. Arrived in the summer of 2017 from FC Barcelona for the record sum of 222 million euros, Neymar left the capital club. This Tuesday, Al-Hilal officially announced the recruitment of the Brazilian international. At thirty-one, the “Ney” chose to emigrate to the Gulf, at an age when he could still have shone in Europe. A two-season contract, paid around 100 million euros per year, including bonuses, awaits him.

For its part, PSG announced the news of the departure of its Brazilian star through a long press release. Recalling that the player scored 118 goals in 173 games for Paris in all competitions (making him the fourth top scorer in PSG history), he also mentioned the fact that Neymar ” will have thrilled the public at the Parc des Princes thanks to technical exploits of which he has the secret“.

President’s words

Club president Nasser al-Khelaïfi also had a few words for his now ex-player: “ It is always difficult to say goodbye to a player as exceptional as Neymar (…). I will never forget the day he arrived at Paris Saint-Germain and what he brought to our club (…) We wish Neymar the best for the future.”

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Manu Tournoux

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