According to reports, the Brazilian player neymar will be paid £430,000 for each post on his Instagram account that promotes the country of Saudi Arabia as part of his mega-money contract with his new team al-Hilal.
The Brazilian footballer, who is presently playing for Paris Saint-Germain in France, is anticipated to sign a two-year contract with the Saudi club. He will then become the most recent major name in football to relocate to the Gulf kingdom.
On Monday, he went in for his medical exam as he moves closer to finalizing a transfer that will net him £130 million annually and cost £73 million overall, according to Mail Sport.
However, according to a French media outlet called FootMercato, that eye-popping number includes a bonus payment of £70,000 for each victory that the Riyadh-based side achieves, as well as an additional payment of £430,000 for each social media post or story that the player creates that promotes Saudi Arabia.
neymar presently has 212 million followers on the social media network Instagram and 62.5 million followers on the social media platform X.
neymar will reportedly be paid £430,000 for every post on his instagram that promotes Saudi arabia as part of his mega-money contract with new club al-Hilal
The contract also includes a lavish house for himself and pregnant girlfriend bruna biancardi that is accompanied with a raft of housekeepers and support staff
The remarkable contract also includes a private plane for him to jet around the globe on, as well as a lavish house for himself and pregnant girlfriend bruna biancardi that is accompanied with a raft of housekeepers and support staff.
as Mail Sport reported on Monday, Saudi insiders say a stadium presentation to an adoring public will be the most likely unveiling for neymar after the 31-year-old arrives next week.
but although the stands may be packed – 60,000 came to see Karim benzema and his ballon d’Or – much of the focus will be placed on the millions set to watch online.
Talks will be ongoing with neymar and his representatives over what he will and will not be obliged to do over the duration of his two-year contract. Similar discussions were held with Cristiano ronaldo before his switch from Manchester united.
The Portuguese’s contract is understood to contain various clauses around image rights and marketing commitments.
neymar sensationally signed a massive £23m-per-year deal with Puma in 2020 – the largest individual sponsorship contract in sport
The brazilian star is just the latest big name heading to the riches of the Saudi Pro League
it has ben a remarkable turnaround for the 31-year-old following weeks of speculation linking him with a fairytale return to barcelona, where he famously formed one part of a devastating attacking trio alongside Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.
neymar will end a perplexing six-year stay at PSG following their stunning £198m world record swoop in 2017; having comfortably dominated Ligue 1 but failing to clinched a coveted Champions League crown.
in fact, the brazilian’s struggles with injury during the business end of the season quickly saw him usurped by Kylian Mbappe as the side’s talisman and have no doubt played a role in his and the club’s willingness to part ways.
The mercurial forward was left out of Luis Enrique’s squad for the league opener against Lorient on Saturday, which finished goalless.
He scored 18 times for his club last season before undergoing surgery on his right ankle in March, which ruled him out the remainder of the season.
Overall, neymar has scored 118 times in 173 matches for PSG, winning five Ligue 1 titles and three Coupe de France trophies.
His new outfit have been busy in this summer’s market, snapping up the likes of ruben neves from Wolves, Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio and Malcom from Zenit St Petersburg.
Malcom made an instant impact in their first game of the new Saudi Pro League season on Monday night, scoring a hat-trick as al-Hilal beat abha 3-1.
