Coach Jorge Jesus decided to continue excluding Neymar from Al Hilal’s local list, and limit his participation until the end of the season to the AFC Champions League for the elite.
At the beginning of the season, Neymar was removed from Al Hilal’s local list due to his incomplete recovery, and it was expected that he would enter in January, in which case Jesus would have been forced to dispense with one of the foreign players.
But in the end, the shocking decision came from the Portuguese coach to exclude Neymar locally, and it seems that Jesus does not trust that the Brazilian will not be injured again, and as a result, his team will lose the efforts of a foreign player.
This decision may affect the relationship between Neymar and Al Hilal, especially since his representatives previously confirmed that he wants to return and participate in the Saudi League, especially since he has completed his recovery in recent weeks.
If these reports are confirmed, Neymar will practically not participate until next May except in 4 matches for sure, which are the two matches in the group stage of the AFC Champions League for the elite, and the two matches in the round of 16, and more matches if the “Blue Wave” succeeds in crossing.
Neymar joined Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain for 90 million euros, but so far he has only participated in 7 matches over the course of a year and a half, during which he scored one goal.
Al Hilal’s desire to get rid of Neymar remains constant, and if it fails in the winter, it will certainly succeed in the summer, but it is unknown whether that will be before or after the 2025 Club World Cup.
