Saudi Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed suggested an immediate replacement for Brazilian player Neymar in Al Hilal’s squad, after the veteran star missed the leader’s matches in the past 11 months due to injury.
In October 2023, Neymar suffered a torn knee ligament while participating with the Brazilian national team against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and since then Junior has not set foot on football fields.
The player is still out of service at the present time, and media reports indicate that coach Jorge Jesus will not be able to rely on him until the beginning of next year 2025, because he has not recovered 100% from the injury.
A Saudi prince suggests a replacement for Neymar in Al Hilal
With Neymar falling from Blue Capital’s accounts during this period, the former president of Al Hilal, Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed, suggested an alternative player for the Brazilian, his currently brilliant compatriot Renan Lodi, via a tweet on the “X” platform.
Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed suggested in a humorous way that Lodi should play instead of Neymar, given Lodi’s brilliance in the last match, which Al-Zaeem won 4-2 against Al-Khuloud, on Saturday, in the fifth round of the tournament. Dora Roshan.
Lodi scored a special goal in the 48th minute against Al-Khuloud, noting that he is active in the left-back position. Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed’s tweet received great interaction from fans, as it was viewed by more than a million and a half users.
Al Hilal had excluded Neymar from its local roster earlier this season and included the player Lodi in his place, and Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed is recommending that Lodi continue in the leader’s squad at the expense of… Junioronce again.
Al Hilal is moving steadily without Neymar, as it won the Saudi League title and the Super Cup last season, and in the new season it achieved the full mark with five victories from the first 5 rounds, to sit at the top of the Roshan League list with 15 points.
Al-Zaeem is currently preparing to face Al-Shorta of Iraq next Tuesday, as part of the second round of the Western Group in the AFC Elite Champions League, noting that Al-Hilal won the opening match over Al-Rayyan of Qatar with a score of 3-1.
