NEYMAR is set for a rather awkward run-in with Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus as he prepares to move to Saudi Arabia.
The star forward has undergone a medical with the Saudi giants ahead of a whopping £2.7million-a-week move from Paris Saint-Germain, who agreed to let him go for £86.3m.
Neymar faces an awkward reunion with Al-Hilal boss Jorge JesusGetty
Jesus previously claimed Neymar will never become the bestAP
The Brazil international is then expected to put pen to paper on a two-year deal that will make him one of the Saudi Pro League’s best-paid stars.
But Jesus will be hoping the 31-year-old won’t remember what he said about him back in 2019.
The Portuguese tactician insisted Neymar wasn’t on Cristiano Ronaldo’s level and would never become the best unless he changed his mentality.
Jesus told Globo Esporte four years ago: “For me, Cristiano Ronaldo is the best.
“I don’t have any doubts about that. He doesn’t score 10 or 20 goals but 30, 40 or 50.
“He doesn’t need to be as ‘artistic’ as [Lionel] Messi. Everyone needs to look at Ronaldo.
“Not just for his quality but for how he is as a professional, how he reached the level he’s at.
“It should be a lesson to any child who wants to play football.
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“[Neymar] needs to change the way he thinks or he won’t get to that level.
“If what you have away from the game is more important than perfecting your own play, you’ll never become the best.
“That’s what Ronaldo has, the passion [to succeed]. That’s the difference.”
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