On January 7th, Beijing time, according to the latest report from authoritative media The Athletic, Neymar will stay in the winter window and fulfill his contract with Al Nassr before leaving the team in the summer window. Judging by Neymar's performance after transferring to Al Nassr, it shows that the Paris Saint-Germain management is truly wise. In contrast, the Saudi Arabian tycoon Al Nassr paid a high price but did not receive much return from Neymar's transfer. Paris Saint-Germain's vision is really sharp! They are relieved to let him go: the 32-year-old discard has sunk, and his value has dropped from 180 million to 15 million.
Neymar left Barcelona for 222 million euros and joined Paris Saint-Germain, where he remains the highest transfer fee in football history. Neymar has a high efficiency in creating goals at Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 118 goals and providing 77 assists in 173 appearances, a stellar performance. However, Neymar's attendance rate at Paris Saint-Germain is not high. He played for six seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, with a maximum of 31 appearances in a single season.
With Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain dominated Ligue 1 and reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history, creating history. The team also made a lot of money commercially. The introduction of Neymar was a great success for Paris Saint-Germain. When Nasser sold him, it went smoothly. Neymar was often injured at Paris Saint-Germain. In his last season at Paris Saint-Germain, he missed the entire season due to an ankle injury, and his age was also increasing. Al Nassr actually signed him for a transfer fee of 90 million euros.
Paris Saint-Germain made a big profit, while Al Nassr mistakenly believed in Neymar. Since joining Al Nassr in the summer of 2023, Neymar has only played 7 times for the club, starting 4 times, with a record of 1 goal and 2 assists. A healthy Neymar is very strong, but the key is that Neymar cannot play due to injuries. Neymar has had serious ankle injuries and major knee repairs, making him a real glass man.
Neymar became a champion without playing much at Al Nassr, following the team to win 1 Saudi league title, 1 King's Cup title, and 2 Super Cup titles. Additionally, Neymar also made a fortune, with Romano once stating that Neymar's contract with Al Nassr was 300 million dollars over 2 years, plus additional clauses and commercial income, truly earning money while lying down. Neymar has now been out for more than 2 months due to injury, and it is unknown when he will be able to play again. Al Nassr was deceived in introducing Neymar.
At his peak, Neymar was valued at 180 million euros, while Salah was valued at 150 million euros, both the same age. Now, Salah is valued at 55 million euros, still maintaining excellent competitive form at the age of 32, with 21 goals and 17 assists in 27 appearances this season for Liverpool, aiming for the Ballon d'Or. What about Neymar? Only worth 15 million euros, long-term absence due to injury. Neymar's lack of self-discipline has limited his development.