Neymar is about to overlook the beginning of the following Saudi Pro League season as he recovers from a critical knee harm, Al Hilal’s coach mentioned Tuesday.
The Brazilian attacker suffered the harm in October and missed a lot of the present marketing campaign, however Al Hilal nonetheless gained the league for a record-extending nineteenth time earlier this month.
The Saudi league historically begins in August and the previous Barcelona and PSG star will even miss subsequent month’s Copa America.
“All I know now is that the time given to Neymar to recover and with similar injuries it is approximately from 10 to 11 months,” Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus informed reporters in Riyadh.
“If we calculate mathematically, he will not be ready at the beginning of pre-season training,” added Jesus, whose champions have two video games left within the present league marketing campaign.
The 32-year-old Neymar had surgical procedure in Brazil in November for a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injury.
He was stretchered off in tears throughout Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier in October after colliding with an opponent.
Neymar was ringside to see Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to win boxing’s first undisputed world heavyweight championship in 25 years in Riyadh on Sunday.
Neymar left PSG for Al Hilal in 2023, the most recent world-famous footballer snapped up by the big-spending Saudi Pro League.
He earns 100 million euros a season in Saudi Arabia, whereas PSG pocketed 100 million euros within the deal.
