Neymar (32) has echoed Cristiano Ronaldo’s feedback concerning the alleged superior stage of the Saudi Professional League in comparison with Ligue 1. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner claimed final month that “, in fact. France solely has Paris Saint-Germain. The remaining are completed”, regardless of having by no means performed within the French prime tier. The identical can’t be stated about Neymar. The previous Barcelona striker performed for six years for PSG, between 2017 and 2023, and gave an identical – though not as derogatory – comment to .
“The extent of the Saudi Professional League is rising and, from what I see, it’s higher than Ligue 1″, Neymar stated to the American community. “Ligue 1 has its positives. The league may be very robust. I performed in it, so I do know this effectively. In the present day, the gamers within the Saudi Professional League are higher.” Neymar joined the Riyadh-based SPL outfit Al-Hilal after being instructed he was not a part of Luis Enrique’s plans at PSG, which obtained an eye-watering €90m switch payment given the Brazil worldwide was nonetheless underneath contract with PSG till 2026.
Regardless of his glowing reward of the Saudi Professional League, Neymar has hinted he would very very like to reunite with former Barcelona and PSG teammate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami and reform Barcelona’s lethal trio with Luis Suarez. Neymar will probably be out of contract subsequent June. “It will be attention-grabbing to revive this trio. I’m completely happy at Al Hilal. I’m completely happy in Saudi Arabia, however who is aware of? Soccer is filled with surprises. When the information got here out that I used to be leaving Paris Saint-Germain, the switch window was closed in the US, so I didn’t have this feature.“
GFFN | Bastien Cheval