Neymar injury: FIFA compensation barely covers Al-Hilal salary

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The severe ACL and meniscus injury Neymar suffered on duty with the Brazilian national team will be not only expensive for his club, Al-Hilal, but also for FIFA. Because the Brazilian suffered the injury while playing a competitive fixture with the national team, FIFA will have to compensate his club. Considering the astronomical wages of the player, that compensation will, however, hardly be enough to cover a month’s worth of Neymar’s salary.

Market Value

Neymar Left Winger

€45.00m

FIFA rules stipulate that a club will be compensated should a player suffer an injury that lasts longer than 28 consecutive days. In that case, the FIFA programme compensates football clubs for up to a maximum of €7.5 million per football player per accident. According to FIFA, the €7.5m is calculated at a daily “pro rata” compensation of up to €20,548 (1/365), which is payable for a maximum of 365 days. The maximum daily compensation is limited to €20,548 per accident.

But according to Forbes, Neymar is currently the third highest-paid player in the world, with a yearly salary of €100m. Of those €100m, €75m are paid in salary by his Saudi Pro League club. In other words, the €7.5m paid out by FIFA to compensate for Neymar’s salary will barely last for two months.

Neymar injury against Uruguay – Second surgery within one year required

Neymar suffered the injury during Brazil’s 0-2 defeat against Uruguay on Tuesday. The Brazilian attacker was in a duel with Nicolás De La Cruz when he awkwardly twisted his left leg. When transported off the pitch, Neymar covered his face in pain when was transported off the pitch and then left the stadium in Montevideo on crutches. Neymar suffered an ankle injury in February that required surgery and only returned to action this summer. The knee injury will now require another surgery.