Riyadh: Neymar just isn’t prepared for an imminent return to play for Al-Hilal, the pinnacle coach of the Saudi Arabian membership has introduced.
The Brazilian star signed for the Riyadh workforce in August 2023 however performed simply 5 video games when he underwent surgical procedure after rupturing his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee whereas on worldwide obligation in October.
After Neymar, 32, returned to coaching in July, hypothesis grew that he was near a return however coach Jorge Jesus dampened expectations in a post-match media convention.
“Neymar is a vital participant for Al-Hilal and the league basically,” Jesus, who led Al-Hilal to a nineteenth league title in Could, stated on Tuesday. “I can’t, nevertheless, specify a date as to when he’ll return however we’ll have a look at the state of affairs in January.”
Neymar will have the ability to be registered by Al-Hilal in January for the second half of the Saudi Professional League (SPL ) season.
With SPL groups allowed to register a most of eight overseas gamers over the age of 21, Neymar’s place within the roster for the primary half of the league marketing campaign was taken by Marcos Leonardo, signed from Benfica earlier in September.
Upon return to health Neymar, whose two-year contract ends subsequent August, is eligible, nevertheless, to seem in Al-Hilal’s ongoing AFC Champions League Elite marketing campaign because the continental competitors has no restrictions on the variety of overseas gamers allowed.