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Saudi Professional League facet Al Hilal have agreed a €90 million ($98.6m) cope with Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar, sources have advised ESPN.

ESPN reported on Sunday that Brazil’s joint all-time high scorer Neymar was near agreeing private phrases with Al Hilal as the 2 golf equipment negotiated a deal. He’ll now be part of Al Hilal on a two-year contract with the choice of a 3rd.

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Neymar will hyperlink up with new teammates Kalidou Koulibaly, Rúben Neves and Sergej Milinković-Savić who all made the transfer to Al Hilal earlier this summer season.

Al Hilal are one in every of 4 golf equipment — together with Al Nassr, Al Ahli and Al Ittithad who had been taken below the possession of Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund (PIF) in June as a part of the nation’s so-called “Sports activities Golf equipment Funding and Privatization Undertaking.”

Saudi Professional League golf equipment have pursued an aggressive recruitment technique on this switch window, providing profitable contracts to a few of the sport’s largest stars.

PSG made Neymar the costliest footballer of all time in 2017 — a file he nonetheless holds — once they dramatically signed him from Barcelona in a €222m deal.

Neymar’s transfer away from PSG brings an finish to a tumultuous six years within the French capital the place he usually struggled with accidents and off-field points.

Neymar has gained 5 Ligue 1 titles and 13 home honours in whole with PSG, in addition to ending as runner-up within the 2020 Champions League remaining.