Riyadh Crescent, the leader of the Saudi League, spent 23 million euros to introduce left-back Renan Lodi from Marseille, which is the 9th foreign aid of the Crescent this season, and it also means that Neymar is officially "removed" and does not have to play this season!
On January 19, some Middle Eastern media revealed that Riyadh Crescent terminated Neymar's contract and Neymar became a free agent. However, authoritative transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano quickly refuted the rumors:
Riyadh Crescent has not terminated Neymar's contract, which is fake news. Because of Lodi's joining, Riyadh Crescent needs to free up 1 foreign aid place. Neymar suffered a serious injury and was reimbursed for the 2023-24 season, freeing up a place. Neymar will return to the squad next season.
According to the regulations of the Saudi Professional League, each team can only have a maximum of 8 foreign players. After the introduction of Lodi by Crescent, there were 9 foreign aids:
Bounou, Koulibaly, Lodi, Ruben Neves, Milinkovic, Neymar, Michar, Malcom, Mitrovic.
Due to Neymar's serious injury, Crescent cancelled Neymar's permission to participate, so that Lodi could successfully become Crescent's 8th foreign player. Neymar, who was removed, officially confirmed the reimbursement of the season and returned for the 2024-25 season, which was already in August.
After joining the crescent moon for 90 million euros, Neymar only played a total of 5 games, 3 games in the Saudi Professional League and 2 games in the AFC Champions League, contributing 1 goal and 3 assists. Although the new moon wrote off Neymar, the annual salary of $100 million still had to be paid as usual.
In October last year, in the South American zone of the World Preliminary Tournament Brazil vs Uruguay, Neymar suffered the most serious injury of his football career with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus. After recuperating from his injury for 3 months, what has Neymar been doing lately? On social platforms, Neymar showed his life with a baby:
On the beach in Brazil, Neymar is wearing half-sleeved shorts, holding his daughter Mavie, smiling with happiness.
In October last year, Neymar's girlfriend, Bruna Biancardi, gave birth to a baby girl named Mavie. Neymar, who is about to be 32 years old, is now also a child. Bruna Biancardi announced her breakup with Neymar less than 2 months after giving birth. The horse is back to being single and more unscrupulous.