Breitner: 'Neymar is the most deceptive germ'

"Thank you, dear Saudis, for buying Neymar," Breitner told Blickpunkt Sport on August 22. "He's one of the greatest actors and poses. It's horrible."

Breitner also thinks that players like Neymar should leave European football. This can improve the quality of the game and help the audience enjoy it better. "Neymar is the most deceptive germ," added Breitner. "I have to say thank you very much, because we don't have to put up with him anymore."

Neymar built a name at Barca, since 2013. He and the Spanish club won two La Liga, three King's Cups and a Champions League, before moving to PSG in 2017 with a contract release fee of $ 263 million. To date, it still holds the record for the most expensive transaction in transfer history.

However, Neymar has never regained the form of his time playing for Barca. His best record with PSG is 28 goals in the 2017-2018 season, 11 goals less than the best record at the old team. Neymar won five Ligue 1, three French Cups, two French League Cups and three French Super Cups, but only reached the final of the 2019-2020 Champions League.

Once expected to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but in reality, the Brazilian striker never won the Ballon d'Or. Famous for his slick dribbles, but he also caused controversy through his falls to earn free kicks, in addition to his somewhat bohemian lifestyle.

This summer, after being put into liquidation by PSG, Neymar joined Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.

Besides Neymar, this summer there are a series of other stars playing football in Europe moving to Saudi Arabia, including Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Yassine Bounou, Malcom, Marcelo Brozovic, Sadio Mane, Otavio, Aymeric Laporte, N'Golo Kante, Fabinho, Edouard Mendy, Roberto Firmino, Riyad Mahrez, Franck Kessie and Jordan Henderson.

Regarding this trend, Breitner said that it will not be successful in the long run. According to the legend who won the C1 Cup with Bayern and the 1974 World Cup with West Germany, players like Neymar, Ronaldo, Sadio Mane will only help Saudi Arabia's football flourish in a short time, without becoming an attractive tournament. besides money. "What's the point of spending a lot of money there?" Breitner asked.