How is Neymar treated in Saudi Arabia?
Neymar just debuted with Al Hilal on August 15, on a two-year contract with a salary of $ 200 million per year - as high as Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr and Karim Benzema at Al Ittihad.
Besides the huge salary, Neymar will also receive $ 90,000 bonus for each victory with Al Hilal. The UK will receive more than $500,000 for each post promoting Saudi Arabia on request on social networks. The Brazilian star now has more than 62.5 million X followers - the new name of the social network Twitter - and 212 million followers on Instagram.
The 31-year-old striker and his pregnant girlfriend Bruna Biancardi will be staying in the lavish mansion with a team of butlers and service staff available. The fact that Neymar and Biancardi live together without marriage registration is also a privilege, similar to Ronaldo and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, although in principle, it is against the law for them to live together in Saudi Arabia.
At home, Neymar wants a fridge stocked with Acai juice, his favorite brand, and bottles of Guarana for friends and family. The 31-year-old striker's residence will have three saunas, with five full-time helpers, including a side chef to help Neymar's personal chef from Brazil and two in charge of cleaning.
Neymar's agent also set terms on what the Brazilian striker will and is not required to do during the term of the two-year contract. Similar discussions took place when Ronaldo moved to Al Nassr. The Portuguese player's contract is said to contain many provisions around image rights and advertising commitments.
According to Sunsport, Al Hilal spent millions of dollars to invite experts who have worked in major events such as the Olympic opening ceremony and World Cup to prepare for Neymar's unveiling ceremony in Riyad. The 60,000-seat stand will be packed, similar to the day Karim Benzema and the Golden Ball title debuted Al Ittihad, and will attract millions of viewers online.
In addition to Neymar, Al Hilal has been strong in the transfer market this summer, recruiting Ruben Neves from Wolves, Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio and Malcom from Zenit St Petersburg. Al Hilal finished third in the Saudi Pro League last season, and just lost to Ronaldo's Al Nassr 1-2 in the Arab Champions Cup final.
Neymar left Barca to join PSG for a record $ 263 million in the summer of 2017. At the Parc des Princes, the Brazilian striker scored 118 and assisted 77 goals, winning five Ligue 1, three French Cups, two French League Cups. and three French Super Cups, and the runner-up of the Champions League 2019-2020.
