As usual, Paris Saint-Germain continues to be at the heart of transfer news, both in terms of arrivals and departures. While several players have already left the Parisian ship, like Lionel Messi, who has left to discover new horizons in MLS on the United States side, it is now Neymar who has flown off to the favorite destination for footballers today. , Saudi Arabia. and more specifically Al Hilal. The MNM therefore finds itself amputated by a second member when it will never have succeeded in propelling the Rouge et Bleu into a new dimension, in the Champions League in particular.
Arrived at the beginning of August 2017, only a few weeks before Kylian Mbappé, the Brazilian will not have had the same performance as his companion at the time. As for his impact, he was too punctual compared to what he was able to bring to FC Barcelona during his best years when he splashed all of Europe with his talent. His adventure with PSG, marred by too many injuries, ends at the back door despite very honorable statistics (118 achievements and 77 assists in 173 games played in all competitions with residents of the Parc des Princes.
An offensive sector to rebuild
In Saudi Arabia, Neymar has reached an agreement to join and engage with the Al Hilal club, which has already managed to recruit during this summer transfer window several renowned footballers such as the Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus, the Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea, midfielders Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio and Ruben Neves from Wolverhampton as well as Brazilian winger Malcom from Zenit. It is also the Saudi formation which formalized the news via its official Twitter account. For its part, PSG announced the departure of the Brazilian in a press release: “Neymar Jr leaves Paris Saint-Germain to join the Saudi team of Al-Hilal. In six seasons in the capital, the Brazilian international will have marked the history of the Club. Paris Saint-Germain thanks Neymar Jr, a club legend»
The Parisian club can count on its many recruits who landed in the French capital this summer like Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio, Manuel Ugarte, Kang-In Lee, Lucas Hernandez, Cher Ndour, Arnau Tenas but also more recently like Ousmane Dembélé and Gonçalo Ramos to hope to achieve great things this season. Despite a disappointing first match in Ligue 1 against Lorient, PSG will be counting on the agreement between Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé, back in the professional group, who should sparkle in the Champions League to the delight of supporters of the PSG but also and above all the French team!
