Neymar joined Al Hilal in August 2023 for a transfer fee of up to 100 million USD, but only played 5 matches, scored 1 goal and had 3 assists, before retiring from playing until now due to a serious injury while playing for the Brazilian team . However, this 32-year-old star has more championship trophies than Ronaldo when they both came to Saudi Arabia.
Neymar has been training on the field, the day of returning to competition is not far away
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During the past time, Neymar has been training hard and with great difficulty to recover from his injury.
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Despite his long absence, Neymar was still on the Al Hilal team’s list to win the Saudi Pro League, King’s Cup and Saudi Arabian Super Cup in the 2023-2024 season. This was followed by the second Super Cup title in the new 2024-2025 season. Meanwhile, Ronaldo played 72 matches and scored 66 goals for Al Nassr, but was left without a title.
The Saudi Pro League season, which starts on August 22, will see Neymar return, after the star has been working hard to recover in time for the competition. Previously, Neymar had to miss the Copa America with the Brazilian team due to not being in good shape after a long break.
According to Arab News : “The wait for Neymar to return to competition will not be long. Coincidentally, that is the day the 2024 – 2025 Saudi Pro League season starts this week. Neymar is expected to play a part in Al Hilal’s opening match against Al Akhdoud (at 1:00 on August 25). Neymar’s big match promises to be dramatic when Al Hilal meets Al Ittihad on September 21 with opponents Benzema and Kante. While he will meet Ronaldo and Al Nassr on October 31”.
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“I will return when I am 100% ready. I have not trained fully yet, but things are going very well. It is a challenging period for me – it is not an easy injury – but I am working hard to come back stronger and play again,” Neymar told Arab News .
Neymar returns to strengthen Al Hilal, while Al Nassr with famous player Ronaldo still shows no signs of improvement.
SCREEN CAPTURE
Neymar’s return will certainly give Al Hilal a significant boost, while their long-time rivals, Al Nassr with Ronaldo, have yet to show any signs of improvement ahead of the new season.
Al Hilal just convincingly defeated Al Nassr with a score of 4-1 in the Super Cup final on August 18. And are aiming to defend all the championships won last season with the return of Neymar.
