In the ever-evolving landscape of soccer, market values are a vital aspect for a player. A player is often valued by his financial importance for the club and the league. Based on that metric Neymar has the edge over even the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of market value. He is the most valuable player in Saudi Arabia. This goes to show his impact off the pitch for Al Hilal.

Despite, his injury, Neymar has shown his support for the team on social media for the Al Zaeem. The current league leaders will hope that the Brazilian star can quickly recover from his injury.

Neymar overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia

There is no doubt that Al Hilal fans have missed seeing Neymar on the pitch. The anterior cruciate ligament injury has also seen his market value getting impacted. According to reports, Neymar’s market value has decreased by five million from fifty million to forty-five million. Despite that, the Brazilian remains the most valuable player in Saudi Arabia. For his brilliant form, Cristiano Ronaldo surprisingly is valued at only 15 million. Ruben Neves is the second with a valuation of 40 million behind the Al Hilal star.

The other star players on the list are the likes of Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, and Riyad Mahrez. This shows the reason why the organizers of the cash-rich league decided to sign these marquee players. They were aware that the success of players like Neymar was not restricted to only performances on the pitch. This is the reason the Saudi giants spent $98.6 million on his signing.

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The Al Nassr star has made a better impact than the Al Hilal star on the pitch

In terms of on-pitch performances, Cristiano Ronaldo is ahead of Neymar. The Portuguese star has been scoring goals for fun for Al Nassr. He is the major reason, the club is still in the title race with Al Hilal. Neymar did start to make an impact. But, he got a long-term injury on international duty. This will keep him out for the rest of the season.

In an interview, Al Hilal president Fahad bin Nafel also said that they wanted to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. However, they were not allowed to register new signings by the league.

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There is no doubt that the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar will keep on going on and off the pitch. According to you, who has had the most overall impact the Al Nassr or the Al Hilal star? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.