It was October 17th, almost a year has passed. Neymar he collided with De la Cruz in the match between Brazil and Uruguay, ended up on the ground and left the field due to injury. “A worrying problem”, the Brazilian Football Federation had announced immediately after. And in fact in the days following the diagnosis was very serious: rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the meniscus of the left knee. A bad blow for Brazil, yes, but above all for Al Hilal, who a few weeks earlier had paid 90 million euros to bring him to Saudi Arabia.
Since then he has never had him available again. So far the Brazilian champion has missed 45 games with the Saudi club, but he will still have to miss others due to this serious injury. And for this very reason Neymar could even end up out of the list. Al Hilal must submit a list for the championship by September 9, in which only 8 foreigners can be registered.
Jorge Jesus, the coach, has 9 available and will have to make a cut. The choice, according to Recordwill fall back on one between Neymar and Renan Lodi. The former Barcelona and PSG player could be excluded because he will not be 100% fit before 2025 – it is written – and Jorge Jesus could reinstate him later. But a final decision has not yet been made.