How Neymar destroyed his career

I'm here in Saudi Arabia I am hilali how on Earth did we get to this point Neymar Jr was destined to be the king of football after lonel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but he left Europe overnight and is now going to play in the Saudi pro league it's an absolutely crazy timeline but don't worry because we're about to discover together the best and worst moments of Neymar's incredible life story and career and yes to enjoy some of his uncanny skills along the way courtesy of your buddies here at owe my goal so are you ready

yeah boy let's do this Neymar Des Sila Santos Jr or as we all know him Neymar Jr was born in 1992 in moad Des crues one of the toughest neighborhoods in Sal Pao suburbs let's just say it's not the most Pleasant place you're ever likely to find and this may sound like a cliche but it isn't Neymar had to overcome difficulties literally since he was born when he was just a 4-month-old baby Neymar was involved in a horrific accident his dad name AR Senor crashed his car on the mountain side and Neymar was ejected from

the baby seat and rolled under the passenger seat the worst part was that despite the tremendous pain his parents couldn't find him I was desperate and said to my wife I'm dying but my worst fear beyond the pain was The Sensation that followed where was Junior we couldn't find him we thought the force of the impact had thrown him out of the car the people who rescued us found our son underneath the seat of the car Neymar junor was seriously bleeding after a glass cut deep into his forehead but luckily a fast intervention at the

hospital was enough to save him after the accident the family had a full recovery and went back to their humble lives to give some extra context about Neymar's tough childhood here are a couple of facts Neymar his parents and his sister had to cram into one tiny bedroom and all shed a single bed he was sent to one of the most dangerous schools in the neighborhood his dad had a brief footballing career but after becoming a father had to work three jobs just to make ends meet so as you may have guessed Neymar's family was

dirt poor in the early '90s to the point that many times they had to use candles due to the elevated electricity bill cash was so tight for them that eventually they had to move to their grandparents place to save money still when he's asked about his childhood Neymar's first memory is a good one his parents unconditional love they are everything to me they are my base they help me in all that I need I thank God for putting me in this family today I can give back to them what they did for me he assured

within that nurturing environment Neymar's mom Nadine gave his little boy a football when he was just 2 years old and for Neymar it was love at first sight I had almost 50 balls indoors it used to drive my mom crazy when I was small I didn't want anyone else to get the ball I always wanted to score a goal at home I would always be dribbling my ball around the chairs and the table from an early age Neymar showed a natural talent for the sport his prestigious dribbling skills and improvisation with the ball were developed

on the streets and on the beach as as well as in his family's kitchen and his unique abilities eventually led him to join Santos when he was 12 fun fact did you know that Neymar was actually a fan of one of Santos's fiercest Rivals so that was a lie that's right the Brazilian used to support pales one of Sal Paulo's biggest teams and he even admitted it just a few years ago on Twitter let's be honest for those who are saying that I supported pales I did until I went to Santos when I was 12

after that I fell in love with Santos did you know that or were you as surprised as me my disappointment is immeasurable let me know in the comments below and don't forget to subscribe to our Channel anyway Neymar joined Santos at 12 and he instantly became the club's Wonder kid but it was 2 years before that when Santos Legends Zito spotted Neymar at a footsal tournament the two-time world champion was amazed by what he had seen and urged Santos to sign Neymar aware of the fact that Neymar was only 10 and too young to play

for any of Santos's Academy teams he gave an order then create a team for him the board listened and consequently signed young Neymar who became a TV personality when he was just 10 it's very nice to be signing autograph so early hopefully I'll be signing more from now on he said on one of those rare footage interviews from back then little did he know that he would become one of the best footballers in the world but I'm getting ahead of myself here let's take a step back Neymar would play for Santos's Academy for 7 years

before finally making it to the first team Santos is a big team yes but they've almost always been overshadowed by the three state Giants sa Pao corins and pales that being said Santos had its golden generation in the early 60s when Pelle led the team to win back-to- back copper libertadores titles making them the South American Kings but since then Santos failed to maintain their place among the big boys they had won just one league title since pelle's retirement in 2002 when Neymar's biggest Idol Rino was the rising star despite that victory binho failed to

become pelle's a so when Neymar arrives the fans were hopeful yet cautious regarding his potential to make history with the club but those doubts were quickly dissipated as Neymar instantly became Brazil's hottest Prospect suddenly that skinny young kid started dribbling past the fiercest opponents they faced no rival could get anywhere near the ball because the Young Wonder was just too good the year was 2009 and the 17-year-old Neymar was in impressive form throughout his first season as a pro he played 48 games for Santos with the legendary Ronaldinho and Ronaldo already in their veteran years

Neymar was destined to be Brazil's Next Big Thing by 2010 he won the State title for Santos with a scintillating performance now in case you're not very familiar with the Brazilian tournaments the domestic League AKA brazo was created in the late 50s so the state titles are a big thing for them as they are the most traditional competitions fans and media had no doubt Neymar had to be called up to the 20 201 10 World Cup but the Brazilian coach donga had different plans and even though he had been chosen as the state championship's best

player Neymar didn't make the cut to be fair though dula also cut romaldinho and Pau from the World Cup and specified why Neymar didn't make it he started to play as a starter for Santos in January and our last match before the World Cup squad was announced was in March the story that we have often seen in Brazil is that players with only a handful of matches have never really lived up to expectations in the World Cup from being angry Neymar had a mature reaction in front of the cameras it was not my turn to

play a World Cup he told fifa.com I have always worked for this day unfortunately it didn't happen for me on that occasion wow that's very big of you neyar anyways he remained in Brazil training with Santos and he led his team to their first and to this day their only Brazilian Cup title guess who scored the opening goal in the final and got the top scorer award yep that 18-year-old was proving Dongo wrong still his biggest challenge was to take Santos back to their first coper Liber todor title without Pelle after almost half a century

but the young star was destined for greatness and in 2011 he would rewrite his club's history first he was named the best player of the state championship as Santos won back-to-back titles but second and by far the most important achievement with the Brazilian side he lifted the coopa libertadores trophy beating Uruguayan Giants penal in the final after a tough goal as draw in the first leg it was all to play for in South Paulo and this Mak sound repetitive cuz I said the same thing just a moment ago but again Neymar scored the opener and

was awarded the tournament's best player he was just too good to keep playing in South America Neymar's abilities would have normally taken him to Europe by then but Santos made a herculian effort to retain him it became a national manner they wanted to enjoy Neymar's magic just a little bit longer before letting him go to his inevitable future in Europe the 19-year-old wasn't in a rush so he agreed to stay with an important paycheck increase Neymar was a sensation throughout the continent and received the 2011 best player in South America award but things weren't always

up though soon enough he would learn a tough lesson in the club World Cup final when Barcelona destroyed Santos with a 4-nil victory the third place among the best players in the tournament wasn't enough for Neymar who understood that he still needed to take a leap in order to truly become one of the best in the world moreover when he faced his first Big Challenge representing Brazil his performance was somewhat disappointing you see Brazil had never won the gold medal in the Olympics and with Neymar as the main star they reached the Final in 2012

but they were surprisingly beaten by Mexico and had to settle for the silver the speculations were all over the place was he a great player no doubt about it but did he have what it takes to have Europe at his feet two more titles with Santos his third consecutive state championship and the ropa sud Americana the equivalent of the UEFA super cup completed his trophy cabinet before he finally said yes to leaving Brazil he had been linked to Real Madrid Chelsea PSG Manchester City and Juventus among others but since he played against Leo Messi in

the club World Cup he knew that he wanted to become a Blau gr yeah I know it's old news that Nar eventually chose FC Barcelona but if you were old enough back in 2013 I'm sure you would had enough of the drama surrounding the Brazilian Santos and the two Spanish Giants to be fair it was real Madrid who first spotted him you know that Florentino perz obsession with signing Brazilian Hot Prospects when Neymar first joined Santos his agent who represented Rabino as well traveled to Spain but bureaucracy got in the way and the young St

remained in Brazil years went by and when Neymar became world famous Perez tried to pay the release cause but this time it was Santos who said no they wanted to retain Neymar until 2013 to celebrate the club's 100th anniversary a furious Florentino organized a call with all parties involved and it was reported that he insulted Neymar's dad by telling him that neither he nor his son knew who they were dealing with who are you talking to right now yikes once Real Madrid was ruled out FC Barcelona became interested in the youngster the year was 2012

and the BL granas had a secret weapon to convince Neymar to join them I always take Ronaldinho's advice very much into account and he has told me wonderful things about Bara and the city which he told me is wonderful barasa is an excellent team as everyone know nose Full of Stars Ronnie knew just how to convince him by that point Neymar had also been enchanted with the possibility of potentially playing alongside Leo Messi but the back and forth negotiations between clubs seemed to put the operation in Jeopardy the convincing Factor was that Barcelona agreed to

let him stay until the end of the 2012 13 season so Santos could keep him until the anniversary and Neymar would join the team that he liked the most 235 games 136 goals and six later his journey with Santos reached its inevitable conclusion and a day later the club admitted to having received two offers for him without revealing names but Neymar announced his decision I won't wait until Monday my family and friends already know my decision on Monday I will sign a contract with Barcelona FC Barcelona were set to officially announce him hours later but

Neymar couldn't help himself time has come the transfer according to the president in that moment yosf Maria Baro was done for over $61 million and just like that Neymar's Journey as a blow Grana had started but before joining them he played and won the 2013 confederations cup with his national team which to this day is his only major title with Brazil and I'll sound like a broken record but guess what he scored in the final and was awarded the best player of the tournament they beat Spain 3-0 in the final so it became clear for

all Neymar was ready to play with the best of the best the timing of Neymar's arrival to Barcelona was wasn't the best even though they had recently won La Liga the team would receed terrible news a few days after Neymar started training with them the coach Tito Villanova had to resign due to health issues that would result in his eventual passing months later the sudden change of manager was a knockout punch for the squad and the players failed to live up to expectations as a result and so did Neymar who showed some Sparks of The

Marvelous youngster he had been but didn't make a Major Impact as expected that being said he had a promising start as he scored the title winning goal in the Spanish super cup his first and only trophy of the Season he also had tremendous performances in the games against Los Blancos he scored in the 2-1 victory at the cup null and had an assist to win 43 away but the team's results were disastrous in fact let's try an experiment I'm sure that almost none of you remember who was the coach that season without researching on Google

what do you mean by that if you know it write it down in the comments and remember to subscribe to our Channel you can do it now in case you don't remember the coach's name I'll give you a few more seconds while I keep telling you just how bad that campaign was for them Barcelona lost the coopa Del Ray final to Real Madrid and then wasted the chance to win La Liga in the last game at home against Atletico Madrid moreover Real Madrid won the Champions League after 12 years so the players were widely criticized

so for the 20145 season the second one for Neymar with the catalans the club signed a man who would play a key rooll for them Luis Suarez the Uruguayan was the perfect fit for the Neymar Messi Duo and the three three of them formed the now legendary MSN with Lis Enrique appointed as the new manager replacing Gerardo Martino there I said it Barcelona became an Unstoppable machine Neymar had been seriously injured during the 2014 World Cup in which he was having incredible performances the horrific injury resulted in a broken bone in Neymar's back so the

Brazilian missed the rest of the tournament and Brazil definitely felt his absence after becoming the favorites to win it all they historically lost 7-1 to Germany in the semi-finals for Neymar it was one of the toughest moments of his adult life and he received psychological assistance throughout his recovery period once he was back though he showed his amazing mental strength Neymar's form was even better than the one he had shown at Santos and he improved his already incredible goal scoring numbers for example he scored in four consecutive La Liga games three different times in that

Season 22 goals and nine assists in just 33 games played made him arguably the most important player in the domestic League which they won in an incredible race against Real Madrid next stop was the coopa Del re and surprise surprise Neymar made it to the score sheet in a 3-1 Triumph against Athletic Club the resemblance with the 2009 treble was remarkable but the final challenge was still ahead of them after being yet again the team's GameChanger in the semi-finals scoring three times against FC Bayern Neymar and Barcelona faced Juventus pursuing their fifth UCL trophy the

two star signings of the Season IA rakitic and Suarez gave Barcelona the lead despite morata's early equalizer for the old lady the match had some electrifying final minutes with Juventus desperately trying to take things to extra time when a spectacular Counterattack found well you know who it was Neymar who secured the title for the blow granas his goal also putting top of the Champions League scoring charts alongside lonel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo two years after leaving Brazil and he had already achieved the Pinnacle of European football Glory thanks to the marvelous MSN Barcelona was one

once again the best team in the world the Brazilian had accepted his place as the perfect sidekick for Messi despite the supposed ego problems that some had anticipated he played arguably the best football he's ever shown in his entire career but before 2015 was over Messi suffered a ligament injury that kept him off the pitch for 2 months Neymar became the team's most dangerous weapon and he scored 14 goals in just 12 La Liga games with the Argentine back on the team the MSN Trio shined in the club World Cup and Neymar won the trophy

he couldn't lift in 2011 with Santos all of this earned him the podium in the 2015 balandor ceremony in which he ended up in third place just behind Messi and CR7 everything was going even better than planned and Neymar's future couldn't look any brighter but soon enough things would start to fall apart Barcelona won the domestic double in La Liga and the Coppa Del re with Neymar once again scoring in the final this time against seevilla but a new Champions League campaign won by Real Madrid overshadowed the blow gr's achievements in the second part of

the Season Neymar changed his game but was equally important he scored eight goals less but had 14 more assists with that incredible form he then went to the 2016 Olympics remember what we told you earlier about Brazil having zero gold medals in male football well Neymar accepted the incredibly heavy burden of leading his country's hopes in the Olympics held the here de Janeiro the South Americans faced Germany in the last game yep Germany the same guys that smashed them 2 years earlier in the World Cup I can't imagine a moment with more pressure than that

but the great thing about footballers like Neymar is that far from panicking they actually Revel in playing in those type of games Neymar scored the opener for his national team but the Germans hit back and took the final to a penalty shootout after the Europeans missed their fifth shot it all went down to Neymar's penalty kick and if he scored Brazil would win the gold medal for the first time of course he got the job done and became a national here fourth season asab Grana a new controversy surrounded Neymar he started to wonder if it

was time for him to look for a team who'd give him the leadership role he'd wanted make no mistake Neymar was absolutely delighted with Messi but he was now 24 and felt ready to start a new chapter Barcelona kept their incredible Pace in the domestic competitions but the fans had just one goal to see their team lift the UCL trophy once again after all they still had their dream attacking Trio plus Iniesta rakitic and busets in the middle so it was a huge blow when Paris San destroyed the blow grer 4-nil in the first leg

of the Champions League round of 16 the dressing room was completely depleted as were the fans Barcelona was almost taken out of the biggest objective once again but in that moment when everything seemed to be lost Neymar became FC Barcelona's hero and savior firstly he made it clear that he was not going to give up with 90 minutes left to play through his Instagram account the Brazilian sent a message that is now historical as long as there's 1% of chance will have 99% of Faith suddenly the lack of Hope turned into an optimistic sense ation

that maybe just maybe the miracle was possible and when the team needed him Neymar delivered arguably his best performance yet Barcelona played a perfect first half and had a 2-nil lead just before halftime Messi scored the third goal and the fans were ecstatic but that's when Edinson Cavani put a stop to the utopic rontal the Uruguayan scored and due to away goals the catalans needed to score three more goals to win the time it seemed to be an impossible task to recover after psg's goal the Dream was almost over but proved what he's made of

in the 88th minute he scored an Exquisite free kick still his team was two goals away from a ticket to the quarterfinals and time was almost up 2 minutes later Suarez got fouled in the box and Barcelona were awarded their second penalty that evening who took care of it yep Neymar didn't hesitate and gave the blow brers a 5-1 lead the miracle was one goal away in arguably the craziest UCL game of all time PSG held down the for as much as they could until the very last second Barcelona put everyone and I mean everyone

even toan in the French sides box looking for a miraculous headup but Geniuses always managed to surprise us and that night the genius was Neymar when everyone expected a long ball into the box the Brazilian instead dribbled past his opponent taking an extra second to look for a teammate in space and gave the assist of his career to sergy Roberto who performed the miracle Madness absolute Madness Barcelona had recovered from a 4-nil defeat against one of the best teams in Europe and yeah Messi may have made the headlines thanks to his iconic goal celebration but

it was Neymar who carried his team into the quarterfinals did that unfair recognition play a part in Neymar's decision to leave just a few months later what do you think let us know in the comments below although after that Barcelona's incredible remont Joy didn't last long as Juventus knocked them out in the following stage age out of the Champions League Neymar and Barcelona had to switch their focus to the domestic competitions they won their third consecutive Coppa Del re title after beating alavez in the final and guess who scored the clush goal when the game

was tied that's right folks Neymar gave Barcelona the lead and lifted one more trophy with the catalans that being said the end of the season had a bit of sweet feeling as they couldn't surpass Real Madrid in La Liga plus Los Blancos also won the UCL title adding more pressure to the blow grounder Stars to bring International silverware back to camp now after 4 years playing for FC Barcelona Neymar really considered if it was time to leave of course we know this now but back then no one could imagine a member of MSN leaving the

club in fact Neymar did spend preseason with the Catalan preparing for the 201718 campaign but after a summer of negotiations between PSG and Barcelona the parisians or should we say QSI the club Owners went for the unthinkable they were ready to pay Neymar's 50 million release Clause the ongoing negotiations didn't seem to reach a good ending for PSG as Neymar assured the media that he was happy at Barcelona things became a little more serious when Neymar's dad met with NASA Al kifi in Paris but jro PK brought Tranquility to the catalans with his Infamous Instagram

post he's staying PSG had had enough of the soap opera negotiations and gave an ultimate him to Neymar now as they were ready to pay the release Clause Barcelona couldn't legally prevent them from negotiating directly with the player and after what seemed like way too much thinking and hesitating Neymar gave the catalans the worst news he had decided to leave the club and join PSG in the most expensive transfer in football history as Neymar would explain a few years later his decision wasn't easy and denied that being overshadowed by Messi was the main reason I

left because I wanted a new challenge the challenge of winning and looking for something new it was very difficult to make that decision there were even moments when I hesitated and decided not to leave I was like this for about 2 weeks before deciding to go to Paris and just like that Neymar left the place where he got to the top and won absolutely everything now he had the biggest challenge of his career to prove that he could be the best player in the world make no mistake Neymar's arrival to Paris was a significant moment

in football history and whilst the PSG fans were ecstatic to see the Brazilian wearing the club's colors others started to wonder if it was fair to let the New Wealth pay unimaginable amounts to sign these kind of players it is the consequence of the the ownerships you know uh that has changed completely uh the whole landscape of football in the last 15 years and once a country owns a club uh everything is possible it's impressive no it's an impressive amount of money at 200 uh uh million of pounds that uh if uh PSG is is

able to do this why not but PSG didn't only sign Neymar that summer they also brought teenage Marvel Killian mbappe to the team the mbappe Neymar Joo plus the already beloved Edinson Cavani and anhel Di Maria turned the parisians into the most feared offensive outfit in Europe nevertheless just a month after joining PSG Neymar already had his first Scandal and it's something that's had its sequel in 2022 you see in September 2017 Neymar and Edinson Cavani gave us the first chapter of the penalty gate it was reported that QSI had promised the Brazilian that he'd

be in charge of taking the spot kicks but no one told Cavani about this decision so after the Uruguay refused to leave his place as the penalty taker Al kifi offered a money compensation which was also rejected by Cavani the squad backed Cavani and Neymar earned his first haters within a squad Full of Stars despite that the Brazilian managed to have a fantastic first campaign with the parisians 28 goals 16 assists in just 30 Games proved why PSG paid so much for him even though Paris had a tremendous amount of attacking prowess Neymar was by

far the most influential asset back then in fact his performances were so good that he made it to the ballondor podium again as it happened in 2015 Neymar was third behind Cristiano and Messi so apart from the Two Goats he was considered the best of the best but the dawn of 2018 would bring bad news for the former FC Barcelona star who suffered a metat tassel fracture that kept him off the field for 4 months Neymar missed the second leg of the UCL round of 16 in which PSG lost to Real Madrid and even though

he won the league ear cou def France and The League Cup everyone was thinking the same thing what if what if Neymar hadn't picked up that injury would PSG have won the Champions League his first season had ended without achieving the international success he looked for but PSG still believed that Neymar could take them to the next level meanwhile Neymar got in shape in time to play his second World Cup for Brazil and he showed some Sparks of his repertoire helping his side to secure victories against Costa Rica Serbia and Mexico but his Ultimate Dream

came to an unfortunate end in the quarterfinals when the Belgian Dream Team obtained a 2-1 victory that set the Brazilians packing way earlier than expected Neymar had to do something he was performing quite well but injuries wouldn't let him play as much as he would have wanted but unfortunately that nightmare was only just the beginning Neymar's second season of PSS had many things in common with the first one the Brazilian recovered from his injury and was key in the team success throughout the first semester but in the last days of January he picked up a

new injury that kept him out of the UCL round of 16 PSG lost again this time against Man United and Neymar insulted the referees due to a controversial V decision this ended up in a three-match ban for Neymar who was visibly furious with his current situation but the worst episode was yet to come during the ctoons final Neymar scored for PSG but stav Rene surprisingly recovered and ended up winning the match when the parisians walked through the stance to receive their second place medals Neymar was seen punching a fan that teased him the French Federation

imposed a three-match ban yep the exactly the same as UEFA and Neymar had to watch the last games of the season from the [Music] stands the leago title wasn't enough for the fans who started wondering if Neymar wasn't in fact the SA Ava they were expecting upon his arrival the Brazilian was then preparing for the 2019 cuper America but missed the tournament due to a torn ligament injury while he was recovering Neymar skipped a few preseason trainings and the club threatened to take disciplinary measures he returned to the field in September but within the month

a new injury complicated things again it initially looked like Neymar wouldn't be able to perform but that would end up being his most prolific season at PSG he scored twice against bario Dorman to finally take the parisians to the Champions League quarterfinals until the pandemic forced UEFA and the French Confederation to suspend all competitions 4 months later during the first official game post quarantine Neymar scored the title winning goal in the coup to France he also scored in the penalty shootout that gave PSG The League Cup title completing the domestic treble after League own was

abruptly terminated due to the pandemic there was just one more challenge remaining and it was the big one the Champions League with its reorganization to complete the tournament PSG was losing to Atlanta in the quarterfinals when Neymar assisted his compatriot marinos to tie the game in stoppage time the parisians would score another one before the final whistle and advance to the semifinals where they easily dispatched of RB leig 3-0 with another assist provided by Neymar what is he doing he's beginning to believe they'd won every single domestic title and were 90 minutes away from the

UCL trophy but FC Bayern had other plans and the most desired trophy was once again denied for PSG God please no no no no they had been so close before so the disappointment was immense that was the best chance that Neymar had to make history after leaving FC Barcelona the following seasons were a constant Deja Vu situation regarding the Brazilian and PSG his back and forth performances being key in some victories but without being able to maintain his form constant absences due to injury during the carnivals in Brazil yeah sorry about this one Nate but

you got injured during those dates for every single year except for 2020 when the pandemic started to terrorize Europe H coincidence I don't think so I got you homie not even teaming up with Messi again gave results as Paris sjain got knocked out of the Champions League each year more embarrassing than the previous one moreover after losing the 2021 copper America final at home against Argentina Neymar played in his third world cup in 2022 and shock horor he picked up another injury in the first game and missed the following two matches what what the Neymar

returned at the round of 16 where he scored in the 4-1 Victory against South Korea and in the quarterfinals Neymar would score again with an incredible extra time goal giving Brazil the lead against Croatia but the Europeans clawed their way back into the game to secure a penalty shootout where Neymar didn't get the chance to shoot he was going to take care care of the fifth penalty but Brazil missed two of the previous four shots and Croatia Advanced to the semis Neymar did have some good performances but once again failed to take Brazil to the

final stages back in Paris more bad news awaited him as he had to undergo surgery in March and missed the remainder of the Season stop it get some help the fans and frankly the majority of the board had had enough yes Neymar had won almost every domestic title and helped PSG to become the most decorated team in France but 6 years after his arrival one thing was clear Neymar had failed to achieve the one thing they had signed him for while watching PSG win Leo from The Stance Neymar's personal life gave him a great reason

to smile in June Neymar's girlfriend publicly announced her pregnancy although to be honest the circumstances were rather awkward as the pregnancy announcement came just 3 days after Neymar's public apology for cheating on her justify the unjustifiable didn't need to but I need you in our life I made a mistake I was wrong with you brew I already apologize for my mistakes for the unnecessary Exposition but I feel obliged to publicly reaffirm that if A Private Matter has become public the apology must be made public Neymar was once again criticized but the couple remain together and

confirmed they are expecting a baby girl finally some peaceful moments appear to await the Brazilian but an unexpected turn of events would take him to an exotic destination after letting Messi go PSG clearly wanted to build a team surrounding mbappe and and Neymar's place would once again be a sidekick exactly the same reason why he left Barcelona in 2017 suddenly the Brazilian started to see the possibility of leaving Paris but where would he go the 31-year-old was not the hot Prospect he used to be at least in Europe so he made a controversial decision that

commanded headlines worldwide I'm here in Saudi Arabia I am H Neymar chose to follow CR7 and benzema's steps and chose to be a part of alhilal in the Saudi pro league the Brazilian assured that he wanted to explore new challenges but it was said that as it happened to Messi he wanted to ReDiscover his love and passion for the game away from the big pressure that European Giants put on their players Neymar could transform himself and become like that boy that dazzled everyone in Sal Paro two decades ago a marvelous $130 million annual salary also

played a part of course the Saudis also offered a $120 million transfer feed to PS who quickly realized that it was the perfect chance to make money out of him some say that Neymar is planning to return to Europe or even to Brazil before the 2026 World Cup but there's still a long way to go until that time and opinions aside it's safe to say that if Neymar does recover his best form every fan will be delighted to see him enjoying what he does best play [Music] football what a journey Neymar Jr overcame serious difficulties

throughout not only his career but his personal life and got to the top before encountering a few bumps in the road now he's the latest magician to leave Europe and there's still plenty of time for the Saudis to enjoy his qualities will he ReDiscover his best format alhilal let us know in the comments and thanks for watching