Last June, 60,000 people gathered at the King-Abdallah stadium to attend the presentation of Karim Benzema to Al-Ittihad. Fireworks, music, fervor of the supporters… The memorable evening inspired the leaders of Al-Hilal, a club that Neymar will join in the next few hours.
The 31-year-old Brazilian will sign a lucrative contract with the Saudi club, which has reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain for 90 million euros. Hired for two years, Neymar will receive an annual salary of 100 million euros, which would place him among the 4 highest paid footballers in the world (along with Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and N’Golo Kanté).
According to information from Daily Mail, Al-Hilal is keen to organize a presentation that lives up to these figures. “The officials, whether the Public Investment Fund (PIF) or Al-Hilal, will get everything they need” to prepare the best possible evening, an expert told the English newspaper.
Understand: spectacular logistics, similar to the opening ceremonies of the biggest sporting events. “Expect them to spend millions,” adds the expert. It will be the elite. There will be production, creative directors, show directors, light directors. There will be fireworks, drone shows, music – it will be a major project and they will want as much media as possible to get as much exposure as possible. »
Neymar will have spent six seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, after his arrival from Barcelona in 2017, made possible by the payment of his release clause set at 222 million euros. He was paid around 45 million euros per year at PSG.
