Neymar’s long-awaited debut for Al-Hilal may have to be postponed as the 31-year-old is reportedly still suffering with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n
Manager Jorge Jesus admitted that Neymar is still not ready to the disappointment of the 60,000 crowd, who were eagerly awaiting a grand unveiling.<\/p>\n
“Neymar is an innovative and creative player, he will help us to improve, but he has a slight injury now and I don\u2019t know when he will return. Maybe he will be ready in mid-September,” said Jesus after the unveiling at the King Fahd International Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Neymar signed for the Saudi’s club in a deal, worth $98m in transfer fees, becoming the second highest-paid footballer in Saudi Arabia, behind Cristiano Ronaldo in Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n
Alongside Neymar, Al-Hilal recently acquired his Brazil team-mate Malcom, former Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, and ex-Fulham and Newcastle man Aleksandar Mitrovic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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