'Is it the curse of Saudi Arabia?' Neymar fell again...One-year rehabilitation → Injured 2 games after returning 'Hamstring pain'
Nov 05, 2024
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Al Hilal won 3-0 in the fourth round of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage of the 2024-2025 season against Estegral at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at 3 a.m. on the 5th (Korea time). Aleksandar Mitrovic completed his hat trick by scoring his first goal in the 15th minute of the first half, 33rd minute of the first half, and 29th minute of the second half. Al Hilal won four consecutive games with the victory and raced to the top of Group B with 12 points.
But I couldn't just laugh. Because of Neymar's injury. Neymar, who started on the bench, took the ground in the 13th minute of the second half when he was leading 2-0. There was not much time left until the end of the game, and a variable was created. Neymar, who faltered in the 42nd minute of the second half while receiving the pass, sent a replacement sign to the bench. Neymar, who had a right hamstring, felt the injury. Eventually, I bowed my head and went out of the touchline.
Imar will fall victim to the Paris Saint-Germain rebuild and head to Saudi Arabia, where he was shelling out astronomical sums in the summer of 2023. The transfer fee recorded by moving to Al Hilal reached 100 million euros, including options. The annual salary was also enormous. The contract period was until the summer of 2025.
However, Neymar's life in Saudi Arabia soon became a tragedy. Neymar was fatally injured during the 2026 North-China World Cup South American qualifying round against Uruguay in October last year. I had to cling to treatment and rehabilitation for nearly a year. Neymar was substituted in the second half of the Asian Champions League elite match against Al Ain on the 22nd of last month and succeeded in returning. In other words, about half of the contract period was wasted due to injuries.
However, not long after returning, he collapsed again due to injury. It is unclear whether Neymar will be able to play a normal career for the rest of his career due to frequent injuries.
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On top of that, Santos also emerged as a candidate. "Neymar will return to Santos in June next year," Nico told Yobem Pan radio. We are communicating directly with him.' This is not the first time Neymar has been rumored to return to Santos. Santos also mentioned Neymar's return in 2023. At the time, Neymar denied that there was a possibility that he would return to Santos in 2024 because of his contract with Al-Hilal, but it is clear that Santos is my favorite team. I want to go back someday."
Neymar is one of the best players of his time. Neymar, who joined the Santos Youth team at age 11, became an official professional player at age 16. Neymar, who exploded his talent in a year, has become a star in the spotlight of the world. Instead of going to Europe, he stayed in Santos and led many wins, including league wins and coparibertadores. This is why he is called the legend of Santos.
Neymar began his European career in the summer of 2013 when he wore a Barcelona jersey for 57 million euros. Neymar led Barcelona's treble with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez forming the so-called 'MSN Trio'. In the summer of 2017, it surprised the world. He has moved to Paris Saint-Germain for a huge transfer fee of 222 million euros, which has not been broken so far. He chose to challenge himself to become the best player in the world, but the result did not meet expectations.
Although he made the surprising decision to leave Europe and go to Saudi Arabia, the prevailing view is that it is the wrong choice so far due to continued injuries.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
