Neymar ALREADY dreaming of NEXT transfer just weeks after €90m Saudi move

Tom Weber

Updated: 4 Sept 2023 19:47 BST
4 min read

Neymar is already thinking about his next move despite only just rocking up in Saudi Arabia to the tune of €90 million.

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The Brazilian megastar shocked the world when he took up Al-Hilal's astronomical proposal, with then-club Paris Saint-Germain only too happy to bank €90m for the injury-prone forward.

There were suggestions that he would return to Barcelona, but the Blaugrana's financial problems and Xavi's unwillingness to accommodate his former teammate made a deal impossible.

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One of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles clubs also made an offer for Neymar in a bid to get him to reunite with - and rival - Lionel Messi in the US, but the 31-year-old ultimately decided to follow the stream of stars heading to the Pro League.

Al-Hilal made him the world's third-best-paid player, but Neymar hasn't featured for the Riyadh giants yet due to fitness issues. He is, however, already talking about his next 'dream' transfer.

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Neymar wants to return

In an explosive interview with Globo that included him claiming that he and Messi "lived through hell" at PSG, Neymar revealed what ambitions he has at this stage in his career and that he would like to eventually return to a former stomping ground - but not to Barcelona.

"I obviously hope that one day I can achieve my biggest dream which is to win the World Cup," Neymar said, "that's obvious, but sometimes that doesn't happen. We have a guy in Brazil who is a top idol, one of the biggest names in the history of the country, of Brazil, which is Zico, and he doesn't have a World Cup. That doesn't take away from the quality and talent he had, that fits me the same way."

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"I still have the dream of playing in Brazil again, I want that, at some point I'll come by again...I also want to play in the United States. These are two leagues that I really want."

"And going back to Santos - obviously yes, I have this desire to play for Santos again. I know that saying this now puts a lot of pressure on me, but I want to, I already wrote it when I left: I'm leaving, but I'll be back. I want to play for Santos again, I don't know when, but you can be sure I'll be back."