{"id":30127,"date":"2025-01-28T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=30127"},"modified":"2025-01-28T10:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T10:36:52","slug":"neymar-al-hilal-2024-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/neymar-al-hilal-2024-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar Earned a Staggering \u20ac150 Million in 2024 Despite Playing Just Two Matches for Al Hilal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Neymar pocketed a staggering \u20ac150 million salary in 2024 from his contract with Al Hilal despite making just two appearances and playing a total of 42 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Neymar\u2019s Saudi Pro League Move: Big Money, Limited Impact<\/h3>\n<p>After his big money move from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/jhon-duran-transfer-news-aston-villa-psg-barcelona\/\">PSG<\/a> in the summer of 2023 for a reported \u20ac90 million fee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/world-cup-winner-says-neymar-can-blame-himself-to-blame-missing-ballon-d-or-psg\/\">Neymar<\/a> joined Al Hilal as part of a wave of superstar acquisitions by the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p>Signing a two-year contract reportedly worth \u20ac150 million a year, Neymar was expected to be a transformative player for the reigning league champions.<\/p>\n<p>However, injuries have overshadowed his time in Saudi Arabia. Neymar made just seven appearances in total, starting only four matches and scoring one goal.<\/p>\n<h3>Neymar Al Hilal Salary 2024<\/h3>\n<p>In 2024, Neymar was plagued by injuries, particularly an ACL tear sustained during international duty with Brazil in October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>After a year-long recovery, Neymar returned to action in October 2024, playing 13 minutes in a 4\u20134 draw against Al-Ain. Two weeks later, he logged 29 minutes against Esteghlal but suffered a hamstring injury that sidelined him once again.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these setbacks, Neymar\u2019s lucrative contract ensured he earned his full \u20ac150 million salary for the year.<\/p>\n<p>Factoring in his transfer fee and overall wages, Al Hilal have spent approximately \u20ac400 million on Neymar over two years \u2013 a sum that has yielded just one goal and limited on-field contributions.<\/p>\n<h3>Neymar\u2019s Future: Santos Return On The Horizon<\/h3>\n<p>With his Al Hilal contract now officially terminated, Neymar is free to make his next move.<\/p>\n<p>In a club statement, Al Hilal wrote: &#8220;The club expresses its thanks and appreciation to Neymar for what he has provided at Al-Hilal, and wish the player success in his career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the 32-year-old is set to re-sign for boyhood club Santos, whom he left for Barcelona in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>This is despite interest from MLS sides Chicago Fire and Inter Miami. Had he opted to sign for the latter, he would&#8217;ve been reunited with former Barca teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n<h3>Neymar\u2019s Legacy in the Saudi Pro League<\/h3>\n<p>While Neymar\u2019s limited appearances may have frustrated Al Hilal fans, his transfer shows the Saudi Pro League\u2019s willingness to invest heavily in marquee players to elevate its global profile.<\/p>\n<p>Neymar followed in the footsteps of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/al-nassr-is-no-different-portugal-boss-fernando-santos-hails-cristiano-ronaldo\/\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> and Karim Benzema, both of whom made high-profile moves to Saudi Arabia, as the league continues to attract some of the sport\u2019s biggest names.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neymar pocketed a staggering \u20ac150 million salary in 2024 from his contract with Al Hilal despite making just two appearances and playing a total of 42 minutes. Neymar\u2019s Saudi Pro League Move: Big Money, Limited Impact After his big money move from PSG in the summer of 2023 for a reported \u20ac90 million fee, Neymar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":14078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Neymar earned $100m salary in 2024 despite playing just twice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Neymar pocketed a staggering $100 million in 2024 from his contract with Al Hilal despite making just two appearances.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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