Brazilian forward Neymar Jr is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal. This comes after sources confirmed that PSG accepted a €90 million ($98.6 million) bid for the 31-year-old player. This comes after reports on Sunday that Neymar had agreed to personal terms with the Saudi club.
Neymar is set to join Al Hilal on a two-year contract with an option for a third. Upon arriving at Al Hilal, Brazil’s joint all-time top scorer is set to join other new signings such as Kalidou Koulibaly, Rúben Neves, and Sergej Milinković-Savić, all of whom join from other elite European clubs.
Along with Al Ahli, Al Ittithad, and Al Nassr—the club that signed Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the year—Al Hilal was bought by the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in June. This acquisition formed part of the country’s “Sports Clubs Investment and Privatization Project.”
Neymar became the world’s most expensive soccer player in 2017 when PSG signed him from Barcelona for a world record fee of €222 million.
