2023-08-13 14:40:00
An offer has reportedly been issued by a club in Saudi Arabia. The Brazilian wasn’t on the scoresheet for PSG’s first Ligue 1 encounter.
By NB with AFP Neymar is closing in on Saudi Arabia. © ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP Published on 08/13/2023 at 2:40 p.m.
Brazilian striker Neymar is “probably about to leave” PSG, a source close to the negotiations told Agence France-Presse on Sunday, referring to an offer from Saudi Arabia. The Brazilian, who arrived in Paris in 2017 from FC Barcelona for the record sum of 220 million euros, “is no longer part of the coach’s and the club’s plans”, confirmed the same source. According to a source familiar with the negotiations, the 31-year-old is currently negotiating with a Saudi league club, “which will then have to find an agreement with PSG”. The Team evokes Sunday an offer of Al-Hilal.
Returning this summer after a serious ankle injury, Neymar took part in all the preparation of the capital club, even resuming competition in a friendly against the South Koreans of Jeonbuk Motors (3-0) during the Asian tour of the PSG when he had not played since mid-February. READ ALSO PSG: Neymar and Verratti pushed out?
He had shown himself to his advantage, signing a double. But the Brazilian was not selected for the first day of Ligue 1, Saturday against Lorient (0-0), after suffering from a “viral syndrome” during the week, according to the club. He was not even present in the stands of the Parc des Princes to attend the meeting, unlike Kylian Mbappé.
A Parisian adventure marked by injuries
Neymar’s journey at PSG has been marred by a litany of injuries. Even if he guided the Parisians to the Champions League final in 2020 and the semi-finals in 2021, he often missed major events due to major physical problems. He also wanted to leave and return to Barça, as in 2019, but the leaders of PSG refused to let him go.
At the end of last season, he had been the target of Parisian ultras, at war with the management. Some of them even went to his home in Bougival, in the Paris region, to demand his departure, accentuating the divide between the player and Paris.
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