Neymar is STILL injured and his Al-Hilal debut could be delayed a month - after Saudi club put on spectacular welcoming show with 60,000 fans for £130m-per-season man Neymar may be forced to wait until September for his Al-Hilal debut due to injury The Brazil star was welcomed on Saturday with a no-expenses-spared ceremony He signed a £130m-per-season deal but hasn't played a match since February By Luke Power For Mailonline Published: 05:37 EDT, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 06:29 EDT, 20 August 2023 e-mail 1 View comments Neymar could be forced to wait until mid-September to make his Al-Hilal debut after missing the last six months of action with an ankle injury. Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus confirmed the Brazil star was 'not ready' in a blow which will disappoint the 60,000 fans who turned up to his extravagant welcome. The former PSG man was treated to a princely salutation replete with fireworks, bright lights, high-fives from a guard of honour and a drone display in the sky which read 'Neymar is Blue' in reference to the club's colours. Fellow signings Malcom and Yassine Bounou were also revealed to fans. He completed a £78million move from PSG a few days ago and has signed a two-year contract on £130m each season. 'Neymar is an innovative and creative player, he will help us to improve, but he has a slight injury now and I don’t know when he will return. Maybe he will be ready in mid-September, said manager Jesus after the unveiling at the King Fahd International Stadium on Saturday. Neymar could be forced to wait for his Al-Hilal debut until mid-September, said his new manager Jorge Jesus The Brazil star was welcomed to his new club with an exquisite ceremony as drones in the sky spelled out 'Neymar is Blue' An exuberant atmosphere - featuring a banner with a not-so-similar likeness to Neymar - enjoyed the occasion Your browser does not support iframes. Despite his injury struggles, Brazil included the 31-year-old in their squad for their World Cup qualifiers with Bolivia and Peru on September 9 and 13. 'I don't know how the Brazilian national team [could have] called him, he is not ready,' said a surprised Jesus. In joining Al-Hilal, Neymar becomes the second highest-paid player in the world behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr, who is on £175m per season. Neymar's new side finished 3rd in the Saudi Pro League last season but were some way off winners Al-Ittihad, who now boast Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Fabinho, and Jota. Around 60,000 people attended at the King Fahd International Stadium as fireworks and a guard of honour introduced him Neymar has signed a two-year deal worth £130m per season after a £86m move from PSG Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus was confused as to why Brazil incuded the star in their squad for their World Cup qualifiers next month, given his injury Alongside Neymar, Al-Hilal recently have added his Brazil team-mate Malcom, former Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, and ex-Fulham and Newcastle man Aleksandar Mitrovic. They followed earlier additions Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic through the door. Saudi clubs have spent over £500m this summer and show no sign of letting up, and gigantic unveiling ceremonies are all part of the package. Millions was spent on entertainment, talent, and logistics to put together Neymar's ceremony and it follows that of Benzema, who had his own ceremony of epic proportions . Share or comment on this article: Neymar is STILL injured and his Al-Hilal debut could be delayed a month - after Saudi club put on spectacular welcoming show with 60,000 fans for £130m-per-season man e-mail Add comment Comments 1 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .