Out of competition for 10 months, Neymar receives extremely sad verdict

Neymar has been removed from Al Hilal's squad for the entire season. The Brazilian striker faces a bleak future.

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The 10-month break from competition has greatly affected Neymar's career. (Source: CFP)

Neymar suffered a serious knee injury in the match against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. "Little Pele" underwent surgery in early November. The player is expected to be out of action for 10 months.

That means Neymar will miss the rest of the season with Al Hilal. Not only that, he will also miss the Copa America with Brazil in July next year.

In this situation, Al Hilal Club has made a decision on Neymar's case. Accordingly, they decided to remove the Brazilian star's name from the list of registered players for the entire season. It should be added that the Saudi Arabian Football Federation stipulates that clubs are only allowed to register 8 foreign players in their squad.

In addition to Neymar, Al Hilal has 7 other foreign players: Yassine Bounou (Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), Ruben Neves (Portugal), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia), Malcolm and Michael (Brazil).

Therefore, Al Hilal decided to remove Neymar's name to recruit another foreign player in the winter transfer period. According to Goal, coach Jorge Jesus wants to recruit another left-back.

The long-term absence from the game has a big impact on Neymar's future. This player has turned 31 years old and it is not easy to recover and regain his previous playing feeling. Moreover, Al Hilal can completely recruit a replacement for Neymar in the summer of 2024.

Neymar has just joined Al Hilal in the summer transfer window of 2023 with a fee of 90 million Euros from PSG. This player will receive a salary of 160 million Euros per year at the Saudi Arabian club. However, with "little Pele" taking a long-term leave, Al Hilal seems to have failed in this deal.

Neymar is currently in Brazil recovering from his injury. Recently, the player shared a picture of himself lying on a bed after surgery. Along with it was the caption: "Thank God! Everything is fine. I need to be patient to recover."

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