As it turns out, Neymar won’t just be enjoying a hefty base salary from the Saudi Pro League’s Al-Hilal — because his two-year contract also entails an enviable grocery list of bonuses.
According to Foot Mercato, some of the perks the star forward (full name: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior) will soon be enjoying courtesy of the Riyadh-based franchise include the following:
- A private jet is entirely at his disposal
- The obligatory mansion and his own personal staff; similar to Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrangement, he’ll be able to live with his girlfriend Bruna Biancardi despite not being married (something prohibited by Saudi law)
- €80,000 ($135,000) for every Al-Hilal win
- And perhaps the most insane of them all: €500,000 ($840,000) for every social media post or story promoting Saudi Arabia
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This comes just weeks after Al-Hilal’s unsuccessful US$1.1 billion (AU$1.6 billion) bid for Neymar’s PSG teammate, Kylian Mbappe. Yet another stark reminder that Saudi / oil money does indeed hit different.
Neymar joins a growing number of international superstars who’ve defected from Europe to play for the Saudi Pro League in recent years, such as:
- Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Manchester United to play for Al-Nassr under a €200 million contract
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid to Al-Ittihad)
- N’Golo Kante (Chelsea to Al-Ittihad)
- Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich to Al-Nassr)
- Roberto Firmino (Liverpool to Al-Ahli)
But given what the Saudi Pro League is apparently willing to pay for top talent, these names certainly won’t be the last.
