Superstar forward Neymar has joined Saudi Pro League team Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain, it has been revealed.

According to sources, the Saudi Arabian club spent €90 million (£77.6 million) for the services of the 31-year-old, ending his six-year tenure at PSG. In 2017, the Ligue 1 club paid £190 million to acquire Neymar, making him the most expensive player in football history.

The Brazilian played for six seasons with the club, winning five Ligue 1 championships, but he also endured a succession of muscle problems that prevented him from playing more than 22 league games in any of those seasons.

Speaking to PSG’s official website, club chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “It is inevitably difficult to say goodbye to a legend of the Club, which Neymar will be forever. I will never forget the day he arrived at Paris Saint-Germain, nor what he brought to our club and our project over the past six years.

“We have lived extraordinary moments and Neymar will always be part of our history. I would like to thank him and his family. We wish Neymar the best for the future and his next adventure.”

Neymar has put pen to paper on a two-year deal in Saudi Arabia and has picked the number 10 jersey to wear at Al Hilal.

As long as PSG and Al Hilal can agree on a price, midfielder Marco Verratti might reunite with Neymar in the Middle East. Talks over Verratti are still ongoing.

Al Hilal has been very active so far this summer in the transfer market, signing players like Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and Malcom.

🎬 “O talento maravilhoso… que atrai a atenção de todos” @neymarjr 💙#نيمار_هلالي #الهلال pic.twitter.com/TTzADrVGJJ

— نادي الهلال السعودي (@Alhilal_FC) August 15, 2023

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According to Odion Ighalo, Cristiano Ronaldo relocated to Saudi Arabia not out of a love for the game but merely for financial gain.

Ighalo, who was a player for Al-Hilal, was the best scorer in the Saudi Pro League last season; however, he was dismissed at the conclusion of the season. He now thinks that Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nassr along with Benzema, is doing the same thing, having travelled to the country solely for a paycheck.

 Ighalo, 34, said to OmaSportsTV: “When you are young, yes, you play for passion. Back then, you don’t care about money. But at my age, I am in the final stretch of my career, I don’t know if it will be one, two years or when God will tell it to stop.

“I know it won’t be more than three years. I’ve played for passion all my life, now it’s for money. I’m not one of those players who come and say: ‘I play for passion’. Brother, it’s money. At the end of the day, it’s money.

“Is Ronaldo still playing out of passion? Ronaldo has earned 100 times more than I have in my entire life and yet he went to Saudi Arabia. Did he do that out of passion? It’s for money, bro.”

This summer, a number of players have relocated to Saudi Arabia, Jordan Henderson being the most recent. During this transfer window, players like Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Neves, and Roberto Firmino also arrived in the nation.

With Fabinho said to be moving to Ittihad, the Saudi Pro League influx doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

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The 26-year-old’s contract had only one year remaining when he decided to take his skills to Saudi Arabia instead of staying in Europe, earning Wolves a fee of about £45 million.

An emotional Neves confirmed his departure with a video message to Wolves fans.

He said: “Wolves. Six seasons. 253 games. Champions of the Championship. Five years of Premier League football. An FA Cup semi-final. Our European adventure and some huge wins. 30 goals. 13 assists. Thousands of memories that will last forever. What an unbelievable journey.

“I cannot thank you enough for the welcome. I cannot thank you enough for the way you treat me and mainly for the way you adopted my family as one of your own. The way you support the team is unreal.

“I was surprised when I came at the start of the Championship season, and now, I will be one of you, a massive fan, for life.

“It really feels like home here, and we will never, ever forget you. Six years is a long way, a long time. My kids grew up in Wolverhampton. They were so happy here. Me and my lovely wife will never forget the time we had here as a family.

“I hope we can keep this big connection. I leave as a player, but I will always be a wolf. No matter what. Thank you for everything.”

🎬 من معقل "الذئـاب" إلى #كبير_آسيا 💙#الهلال pic.twitter.com/lAsh8CWCfX

— نادي الهلال السعودي (@Alhilal_FC) June 23, 2023

Neves joins an Al Hilal team that is also attempting to finalize a deal for Chelsea centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly. The Saudi club has also made a sizable contract offer to Bernardo Silva of Manchester City in an effort to lure him to the Middle East.

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According to reports, Wolves and Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal have reached an agreement for the sale of midfielder Ruben Neves.

The 26-year-old’s contract will expire this summer, and he has made it clear that he is willing to leave Wolves, who have accepted a deal to sell Neves to Al-Hilal that is estimated to be worth £45 million.

Neves has received a sizable contract offer from Al-Hilal, which Jorge Mendes, the player’s agent, has authorized. Sources have told 90min that Neves is currently considering his options.

Barcelona has looked at signing Neves since the midfielder has never concealed his ambition to play in the Champions League. Although personal agreements had been reached with Mendes, the La Liga champions have not yet pursued their interest due to other transfer priorities.

Because of this, Neves is now a target for Al-Hilal, who, according to reports, are confident they have already finalized his signing.

Although there is rumoured to be Premier League interest in Neves, unlike Barcelona, no English teams are prioritizing signing the Portugal international.

Although Mendes has made it plain to Al-Hilal that a transfer to Saudi Arabia is the most likely outcome, Wolves have not yet given up on trying to keep Neves. This is especially true given their concerns about complying with Financial Fair Play requirements, which have forced them to raise money.

If Al-Hilal closes the deal, the Saudi Pro League would have a very different strategy.

Officials have been primarily concentrating on free agents or aging players up to this point, but a big-money transfer for a 26-year-old will undoubtedly cause a stir throughout Europe.

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