Revealed: 'The unbelievable amount Neymar was paid in 2024' for just 42 MINUTES of action at Al-Hilal after injury-stricken year for Brazilian icon
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It's fair to say that Neymar has endured a torturous 2024 on the pitch, but according to reports, he still received a staggering wage package from his club Al-Hilal. Recovering from a serious knee injury, Brazil's record goal scorer Neymar struggled for fitness, playing only two matches for the Saudi Pro League side before the end of the year.
![[The Brazilian legend was cruelly restricted on the field after suffering an ACL injury]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/10/93953173-0-image-a-55_1736506660507.jpg)
In total, those two appearances yielded just 42 minutes of action for a player that Al-Hilal invested heavily in to bring to the division in the summer of 2023. Despite being at the club for 18 months now, he has still almost unbelievably only taken to the field on seven occasions, but that has not stopped him from banking his eye-watering wage package.
![[Reports had hinted that Al-Hilal were considering tearing up his contract amid his fitness woes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/10/93953205-0-image-a-56_1736506663568.jpg)
According to data from French outlet Foot Mercato, Neymar is believed to have been paid a whopping £84.6million (€101m) for his troubles in the whole of 2024. As a result of his injury-enforced inactivity last term, Neymar has seen his transfer value take a sizeable hit.
Neymar has reportedly pocketed a staggering £84.6million for just 42 minutes of action in 2024. The Brazilian legend was cruelly restricted on the field after suffering an ACL injury. Reports had hinted that Al-Hilal were considering tearing up his contract amid his fitness woes.
By the end of 2024, his market value sat at around £12.6m according to Transfermarkt - a far cry from the £200m fee PSG paid for the forward back in 2017. He had finished 2023 with a value of around £37m, meaning he is the sixth-highest player for transfer value decrease across 2024, as per Transfermarkt data.
