Seriously, at the age of 31 and many injuries, even returning to Barcelona or any big European club will be difficult to help Neymar fulfill his dream of winning the Ballon d’Or.

However, perhaps fans of the samba dancer still hope that he will continue to dance with the ball in the Champions League and top tournaments in Europe rather than going to a low-lying place on the world football map. . The Saudi Pro League may offer Neymar a more luxurious life than Paris, but this is certainly not the place for him to pursue his dreams of individual titles.

But the Neymar of 2023 is definitely different from the Neymar of six years ago – when he accepted to leave a mighty Barcelona to join the strange PSG – a rich guy emerging thanks to the bottomless money of the Qatari owners. Many people will think that Neymar came to PSG only for money. Maybe not wrong, but not entirely right either.

Of course, the French team must have a project that is attractive enough to Neymar besides the super-huge incentives. Because of the fact that after having him, PSG continuously brought back the world’s top stars with the goal of conquering the Champions League and being a launching pad for Neymar to win the Ballon d’Or.

But life is not like a dream. History has shown that from 1992-93, when the C1 Cup changed its name to the Champions League, there were only 3 championship teams outside of Spain, England, Italy and Germany: Olympique Marseille (France – 1993). , Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands – 1995) and Porto (Portugal – 2004). That explains why PSG, despite spending a lot of money, buying a lot of stars, still can’t win the championship even though they sometimes have Messi – Neymar – Mbappe in the squad.

After all, one can sympathize with Neymar in 2017 – just 25 years old – with a surge of enthusiasm and a desire to quickly assert himself rather than being willing to be a shadow for Lionel Messi. There are comments that he doesn’t know how to wait, but remember when the Argentine superstar was at the age of 30 but still at his peak, if he told Neymar to wait, how long would he wait?

The reason why Neymar left Barcelona is legitimate, but the fact that he chose PSG is not necessarily wise. Maybe because the development path of the Parc des Princes team is not really as good as Man City, so it has a great influence on Neymar. On the other hand, it was the attitude of the Brazilian star that made him gradually move away from the threshold of being able to touch the Ballon d’Or or the top of the world.

In Paris, instead of focusing on the ball and playing, Neymar took a lot of time and energy to party, making his image not only bad but also leading to a decline in performance and constant injuries. And that cycle kept spinning in the helplessness of PSG and many fans’ regrets.

Now Neymar is 31 years old, so there is no more enthusiasm like 6 years ago. Not only that, PSG and many big clubs in Europe are not ready to give the former Barca star the inspiration to play football at the end of his career.

In contrast, the Saudi Pro League has no shortage of money attraction and great incentives for one of Europe’s top stars like Neymar. If he has to choose now, it is not difficult for him, because the Arab country has formed a formidable influence in the summer transfer window of 2023.

After the generation of Ronaldo de Lima or Kaka … Neymar is the best star of Brazilian football and it would not be an exaggeration to call him a genius. But whether a genius becomes great or not depends on the times and attitude to the profession. Unfortunately, Neymar has a lot of talent but other things don’t. Next time, people will see Neymar dancing with the ball in a distant Asian land and then sighing for a “little Pele” who has not been completely successful.