Fans of Saudi al-hilal Club are awaiting Neymar ‘s return after his long absence from action last time, following a cruciate ligament cut, during his country’s Brazil clash against Uruguay last October.
The Brazilian talked about wanting to help to the stadiums again, after approaching recovery from injury, and the crescent professional said in remarks to Brazilian network TNT Sports: “I miss playing football so much. I want to come back to play, which is more important, these months have been really difficult, it’s not an easy injury, as the surgery is done, it recovers and it ends. ”
“It’s more about the mental side than anything else, I had to prepare myself a lot mentally to keep playing with will and desire,” Neymar continued, concluding: “To prepare myself mentally I think it’s the most important thing I think about right now, not winning titles or wins or goals but recovering as quickly as possible and playing again.”
Ahead of Neymar’s eagerly awaited return, the player was keen to support his country ahead of the highly anticipated clash against Costa Rica, on Tuesday, 25 June, in the first round of the group stage of the Copa America 2024 tournament, currently being held in the United States.
The Brazilian team’s Los Angeles-based camp saw Neymar, who attended the training, take several photos with the players, and perform a number of fitness drills and solo running exercises.
Hilalia wants Neymar back before Saudi Super Cup
The fans of the crescent hope that Neymar will return quickly; So that he can participate in the next edition of the Saudi Super Cup, which takes place from August 14 to 17, but according to Saudi press reports, it will be difficult.
The Saudi Super Cup is held with 4 teams participating. The draw was signed by Al-Hilal v Al-Ahly in the semi-finals, while Al-Nasr plays against Al-taawoun, the winners qualify for a direct showdown in the final.
According to various sources, Neymar’s return to action will be two weeks after the start of the Rushin Saudi Championship for the 2024-25 season, which is expected to be on August 22.
Al-Hilal had signed Neymar during the 2023 summer transfer window, coming from the Paris Saint-Germain Club of France, in a record deal worth about 90 million euros, according to various press reports.
