Al Hilal manager Jorge Jesus has hit out at club-record signing Neymar over his private life.
The Brazilian susperstar has endured a tumultuous career filled up with ups and downs both on and off the pitch.
While many would agree that he is a joy to watch on his day, it is also equally true that the 31-year-old has left many of those he has worked with frustrated due to his party lifestyle and recurring injury issues.
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During his time at Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar made a lot of headlines for hosting parties and appearing entertainment events, while seemingly ignoring his respnsibilities as a professional footballer.
Reports suggest that this was one of the reasons that current PSG boss Luis Enrique decided to offload him to Al Hilal in August 2023, joining the Saudi giants for a club record fee of €90 million (R1.8 bilion).
So far, the move has been a complete disaster, as the former FC Barcelona star sustained a season-ending injury in October, having only made five appearances for his new club.
His manager Jesus now insists that the problem with Neymar is that he prioritises his personal life instead of football like Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr.
"Cristiano Ronaldo has more passion for football and that's why he puts it as a priority. Neymar has more passion for other things and puts those other things, which is his private life, first," Jesus said, according to Spanish outlet AS.
Despite the thinly-veiled dig at the Selecao talisman, Jesus also had some praise for Neymar, adding: "But as a player he's fabulous. And as a man I was with him for a month and a half, he positively surprised me in everything.
"Why? Because I had never worked with Neymar. We worked for a month and a half, no more. It's something out of the ordinary, it's out of the ordinary.
"And so we lost quality, at least offensively. He's an easy kid to lead, he's a very sweet and understanding kid," Jesus concluded on the matter.
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